Sadly in 2004 on the 26th December Patong Beach was affected by the tsunami caused by the Indian Ocean Earthquake.The tsunami caused a massive destruction to the waterfront of the beach and inland,killing many people.It is known for being one of the worst affected areas in Phuket.Nowadays Patong is up and blooming with its shopping an nightlife.
Jamie
Monk a blogger ,blogged about the effect on Patong,he took the picture above showing how
the transport was affected,the power lines were down meaning electricity
probably wasn't available.In addition the roads are all in disorder,meaning
being able to get around wouldn't of been easy.In one of his blogs he explains his story about the tsunami.Although he didn't see the tsunami,he did live through it and its after effects.Like many other Phuket residents he didn't believe it was something to be very concerned about when he saw it on TV.Though as he went to work that day in Patong,he saw the immense damage the tsunami had done to people,homes,hotels and more.
A well known hotel in Patong called Seaview was tremendously affected by the tsunami as its located across from the beach.Mr.Rafael ,who is the manager of the hotel,went through lots of drama as he needed the hotel to be up and running again,as financial problems would rise soon.In the end it took a total of 7 months meaning it was open again in June 2005.In the picture below you can see the building crumbling,rubbish everywhere,a bus upside down and more.We can clearly see from the photo that the business and environment was vigorously affected.
In the photo below you can see a road along Patong Beach devastated by the tsunami.The photo was taken a day after the tsunami, as people head to the airport for safety.
The second photo is Patong today which is now up and running again,with new roads and shops.
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