Khao Lak was the coastal area of Thailand hardest hit by the tsunami resulting from the 26 December 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami . Many people died including many foreign tourists . The final death toll was over 4,000 , with local unofficial estimates topping 10,000 due to the lack of accurate government censuses and the mere fact that much of the migrant Burmese population was not documented nor recognized as legal residents
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Khao Lak