<P> Thailand was one of the countries that was hit by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami . Due to proximity of the Andaman coasts of Thailand situated just approximately 500 km east of the earthquake epicentre , the tsunami took just 2 hours to reach and strike the western coastline of the country . The Thai government reported 4,812 confirmed deaths , 8,457 injuries , and 4,499 missing after the country was hit by a tsunami caused by the Indian Ocean earthquake on the 26 of December 2004 . The Thai authorities estimate that at least 8,150 are likely to have died compared to 230.000 to 280.000 that died in Aceh , Indonesia . </P>
<P> Thailand was one of the countries that was hit by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami . Due to proximity of the Andaman coasts of Thailand situated just approximately 500 km east of the earthquake epicentre , the tsunami took just 2 hours to reach and strike the western coastline of the country . The Thai government reported 4,812 confirmed deaths , 8,457 injuries , and 4,499 missing after the country was hit by a tsunami caused by the Indian Ocean earthquake on the 26 of December 2004 . The Thai authorities estimate that at least 8,150 are likely to have died compared to 230.000 to 280.000 that died in Aceh , Indonesia . </P>
where did the 2004 tsunami hit in thailand
where did the 2004 tsunami hit in thailand
the 26 of December 2004
the 26 of December 2004