Tsunami news for Koh Lanta, Thailand

Island debris now has home Jan 21, 2005
The unwanted tsunami debris from Phi Phi Le island now has a place to go ... Around 3,100 tonnes of a total 7,000 tonnes of debris, which Koh Lanta district's Koh ... Bangkok Post,

Contractor has hard time dumping debris Jan 17, 2005
A contractor is trying hard to find a site for the first lot of tsunami debris from Phi Phi Don island, after villagers on Koh Lanta refused to have it dumped ... Bangkok Post,

WAITING IN VAIN FOR TOURISTS Jan 17, 2005
Resorts and tourism-related businesses in Krabi's tsunami-hit area, Ao Nang and Koh Lanta, are waiting in vain for any sign of tourists, leaving them with no ... Bangkok Post,

Krabi welcomes back tourists after last month's tsunamis Jan 19, 2005
...still showed signs of tsunami damage. Several destinations, he said, were now welcoming back tourists, including the Railey Beach, Ao Phranang and Koh Lanta. ... MCOT,

LOCAL RELIEF EFFORTS Jan 13, 2005
...food. "I can honestly say that the island of Koh Lanta is as beautiful as it was before the tsunami.". wrote Mr. Gebow. "Without ... Santa Barbara News-Press (subscription),

'Pegger escaped huge wave Jan 12, 2005
...said the wave that hit Koh Lanta Island was two to three metres high. The Thai islands of Ko Phi Phi and Phuket took the brunt of the tsunami's force, facing ... Winnipeg Sun,

Delayed plans meant missing tsunami Jan 14, 2005
...which took place. After leaving Koh Lanta he went to inland Thailand where the power of the tsunami had no impact. He remained there ... Daily Miner and News,

Tsunami Survivor Reflects on Aftershocks Jan 14, 2005
...your normal swing of life." Anglin, a Waterford High graduate, was on vacation in Koh Lanta, a small island in Thailand, when the devastating tsunami hit last ... Shore Publishing,

Volunteer's holiday cut by tragedy Jan 12, 2005
Maulder, originally from Liffey and now studying in Melbourne, was staying in a bungalow on Koh Lanta, just south of Koh Phi Phi, when the tsunami hit halfway ... Tasmania Examiner,

Alberta residents survive Thailand tsunami Dec 27, 2004
Koh Lanta were lucky because the full force of the waves did not strike the island. He says the event seemed more like a fast moving tidal surge than a tsunami ... CBC Calgary,

Former Island woman survives tsunami Dec 28, 2004
...in Kensington and has been a teacher in Singapore since August, saw the horrifying tableau unfold from a high cliff on the island of Koh Lanta shortly after 8 ... Journal Pioneer,

Tsunami terror Wairarapa women tell of narrow escape in Thailand Jan 4, 2005
...tsunami terror on Boxing Day are alive and well in South-East Asia and thanking their lucky stars they had left Phuket to go to the tourist island of Koh Lanta ... Wairarapa Times Age,

Durham Woman on Vacation Survives Tsunami Jan 5, 2005
DURHAM) — A Durham woman was vacationing in Thailand when the tsunami wave washed ... had gathered to celebrate the Christmas week on the island of Koh Lanta. ... WTVD,

British couple help in relief efforts after close shave with ... Dec 31, 2004
SINGAPORE : One British couple survived Sunday's tsunami in Koh Lanta - just off Krabi - and are now helping with relief efforts in Singapore. ... Channel News Asia,

The Interior News Jan 6, 2005
Thailand when the tsunami struck. Roberts said she had been writing postcards and drinking iced coffee on the beach on an island called Koh Lanta, near the ... The Interior News,

Messages on the net that say 'I'm alive' Dec 27, 2004
Mr Sutherland, who was on the Thai Island of Koh Lanta when the tsunami hit, said that he saw the sea “get sucked out about half a kilometre� before a wave ... The Times,

Boom! Water Shot Through the Beach Jan 7, 2005
Koh Lanta is just east of Phuket and Ko Phi Phi Island and part of the ... We had to constantly be looking at the horizon, because another tsunami was supposedly ... The Jewish Journal,

Facing a tsunami to save children Dec 30, 2004
By NICOLETTE CASELLA and MATT SUN. A CREMORNE couple rescued 30 children left stranded after a tsunami destroyed the coast of Koh Lanta in Thailand. ... Daily Telegraph,

Tsunami survivor talks about killer wave Jan 5, 2005
...show Michelle on her first day in the resort town of Koh Lanta in Southern Thailand, and the market where she was shopping the next day when the tsunami hit. ... WTNH,

Local was at Thai hotel with family as tsunami hit Jan 8, 2005
International Church, she can't watch the morning news stories about the tsunami aftermath. ... and took a 4½-hour ferry trip to the island of Koh Lanta, near the ... Durham Herald Sun,

Thai holiday turns into rescue mission Dec 27, 2004
...from Chatswood, went with his girlfriend to the small Thai island of Koh Lanta for the ... When the first wave of the tsunami hit the island, about 11am on Sunday ... Sydney Morning Herald (subscription),

Chesco college student aids victims of tsunami Jan 2, 2005
...alive or among the thousands of people ... after a massive tsunami flooded cities ... told her parents she would be relaxing on the beaches of Koh Lanta and Koh ... Pottstown Mercury,

Shift attention away from sex Jan 9, 2005
...they wanted to go shopping or to get drunk, they would go to Bangkok or Pattaya, and not to Phuket or Koh Lanta or Koh Phi Phi or Krabi. The tsunami took the ... Bangkok Post,

What next for the Indian Ocean? Jan 4, 2005
However, people cancelling flights to areas not hit by the tsunami will incur ... Krabi resort and Koh Lanta Island were severely damaged and resort properties and ... Telegraph.co.uk,

Foreign Casualties: Over 1,500 Swedes still missing Dec 29, 2004
...be among the biggest foreign casualties from Sunday’s deadly tsunami, with more ... of the Swedish tourists were visiting Phuket, Krabi, Phi Phi and Koh Lanta. ... Mathaba.Net,

Tsunami tragedy: Your appeals Dec 28, 2004
They lost their daughte in the tsunami and Helena is in hospital. ... Sally) Wilkinson have been travelling round Thailand and on Christmas Day were on Koh Lanta. ... CNN

Oklahoma man survives tsunami Jan 5, 2005
At 9:30 am, 90 minutes after the earthquake, the tsunami reached the Andaman ... at Khao Lak, Phang Nga, Phuket, Krabi, Koh Phi Phi, and Koh Lanta were severely ... Gainesville Daily Register,

Families Fear for Couple Missing since Tsunami Disaster Dec 30, 2004
...“Sue and Scott were staying on Koh Lanta and survived the tidal wave and since then have been tireless in their efforts to find Sarah and Robert. ... The Scotsman,

Americans, Italians, Among ... in Asian Tsunami (Update5) Dec 27, 2004
Bantita Aunarom, spa manager at the Sri Lanka hotel on Koh Lanta, an island south of the Thai resort island of Krabi, said in a phone interview that while some ... Bloomberg

'Blogs' provide first-person, on-the-scene accounts of tsunami ... Dec 28, 2004
Thailand, yesterday: "It is now over 48 hours after the tsunami struck ... Suffolk: Our daughter Lindsey says that they are stranded in Koh Lanta (southern Thailand ... The Globe and Mail (subscription),

British families begin to learn the terrible truth about their ... Dec 28, 2004
It is also feared that hundreds more have ... on Koh Lanta and on Koh Phi Phi. ... His friend survived but Mr Hurren has not been seen since the tsunami struck. ... Independent,

The wave that shook the world Jan 1, 2005
Until the hippies of the 1960s discovered them, Thai islands like Phuket and Koh Lanta were home ... Now the tsunami was going to choose among them for its victims ... Independent,

Tourists tell of luck, bravery and despair Dec 28, 2004
The British death toll from the tsunami disaster stood at 18 last night but is ... said: "The situation on the islands of Koh Phi Phi and Koh Lanta is fairly dire. ... Guardian,

Downingtown High grad sees tsunami tragedy Jan 6, 2005
University of Auckland (New Zealand) for her summer break, 20-year-old Kristen Moon told her parents she would be relaxing on the beaches of Koh Lanta and Koh ... Exton Suburban Advertiser,

Brush with tragedy won't slow family's world trip Dec 29, 2004
...was on the side of a New Hampshire family who escaped the deadly tsunami when it ... year-old Morgan and 8-year-old Lily, reached the island of Koh Lanta one day ... Boston Herald,

Two escape, many still waiting Dec 31, 2004
Mr Smith and Mr Evans are being treated for tsunami-inflicted injuries at Bangkok's ... for a boat to take them to the divers' paradise of Koh Lanta, when "the ... New Zealand Herald,

Frantic days of waiting in hope Dec 31, 2004
...in a beach hut on the Thai island of Koh Phi Phi with his girlfriend Sally Shearing when the tsunami struck ... Sue and Scott were staying on Koh Lanta and survived ... Yorkshire Post Today,

Log Entries From Dr. Daniel Susott Jan 4, 2005
...relay of pickups took us to the ferry, where we could get back to Koh Lanta. ... came and got us quickly in the Zodiac (boat), fearing another tsunami, and hurried ... KSBW Channel.com,

Passengers beat killer wave that smashed down on ferry Dec 31, 2004
An Irish woman told last night how she survived the tsunami, riding 40ft high killer ... They were between the tropical Thai islands of Phuket and Koh Lanta on St ... Belfast Telegraph (subscription),

Rotorua woman's tale of terror Jan 6, 2005
Miss Barnett, who is now a law student at Victoria University, and Mr Rigby, were holidaying at the Thai beach resort Koh Lanta when the tsunami struck. ... The Daily Post,

Police warn families hunting for relatives Jan 2, 2005
...girlfriend, Eilis Finnegan, of whom he has heard nothing since the tsunami struck. ... where they planned to wait for the ferry to neighbouring Koh Lanta, when the ... IrishExaminer.com (subscription),

Country by country: counting the damage Dec 31, 2004
Krabi, Trang and Ranong have also been damaged, along with the island of Koh Lanta. ... The tsunami did not appear to have affected tourist destinations, with the ... Telegraph.co.uk,

'Where's all this water coming from?' Jan 1, 2005
...an idyllic week at the Peach Hill Resort on Kata Beach, then traveled to Koh Lanta, where they ... The original resort was hit much harder when the tsunami came. ... Asheboro Courier Tribune,

Family will never forget tidal wave Jan 6, 2005
...rendevouzed in Thailand from China, Slovenia and the United States for a Christmas vacation in Koh Lanta. Then the earthquake-spawned tsunami that devastated ... Asheboro Courier Tribune,

After fleeing deadly waves in Thailand, Portsmouth family is safe Dec 28, 2004
...his brother Bill and his family were enjoying the waters off Koh Lanta, Thailand when ... remain sketchy, but Andy was told by Susan that a large tsunami had hit ... Foster's Daily Democrat,

In the Triangle Jan 5, 2005
Along with the planeloads of food and water heading for tsunami victims in ... of it and returned to their waterfront hotel on the island of Koh Lanta until they ... News & Observer,

After long day, the news: She's alive and well Dec 30, 2004
...vacationing in Thailand last weekend when a powerful earthquake set off tsunami waves in ... access the Internet and see how close the island of Koh Lanta was to ... Concord Monitor,