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Earthquakes. Occurred on a Saturday night. An entire village was submerged and formed a lake. [1] Four pagodas collapsed. [1] An 86-meter-high pagoda was damaged. [1] Temples and pagodas in four districts were destroyed.
Thailand was one of the 14 countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami on 26 December 2004. It left behind unprecedented damage and destruction in six provinces of Thailand, impacting 407 villages, completely destroying 47 of them, including prominent tourist resorts like Khao Lak. The disaster killed about 5,400 people ...
On 26 December 2004, at 07:58:53 local time (UTC+7), a major earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2–9.3 Mw struck with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia. The undersea megathrust earthquake, known by the scientific community as the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake, [8][9] was caused by a rupture along the fault between the ...
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami occurred on Sunday, December 26, 2004. The earthquake itself, with a moment magnitude of around 9.1-9.3, devastated Aceh Province, Indonesia, while the tsunami affected countries all around the Indian Ocean. Nations which were affected are listed below in alphabetical order.
21 August 1979: A train collision at Taling Chan Junction caused 51 deaths and 138 injuries. 27 April 1980: Thai Airways Flight 231 stalled and crashed after entering a thunderstorm on approach to Bangkok, killing 44 out of 53 passengers and crew. 16 November 1980: An explosion at a Royal Thai Army armoury in Dusit District, Bangkok, kills 29 ...
The 2011 Tarlay earthquake occurred on 24 March in Shan State, Myanmar. The earthquake measured Mw 6.8 and had an epicenter northwest of the border between Myanmar, Thailand and Laos. It occurred in a region accommodating tectonic deformation brought by the collision between the Indo-Australian and Eurasian plates.
The earthquake was a recorded as having a maximum intensity of strong (MMI VI), shaking both northern Thailand and Myanmar in the evening. People in many northern provinces (including Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, and Lampang) sensed the quake. Windows, walls and roads as well as temples all suffered damage from the quake.
Russo–Ukrainian war. August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion. The Russian Foreign Ministry reports that at least 56 Russian civilians were killed and 266 more were wounded by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kursk Oblast, which the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry denies as Russian propaganda. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents.