khao lak satellite photos

khao lak was one of the hardest hit areas in thailand. the wave that struck khao lak was possibly more intense than the one that hit phuket- that, combined with the relatively flat ground compared with phuket's hills, meant that the tsunami did a great deal of damage to the area.

before:


after:

scale of this image is 3.8km by 6.3km. there's not a problem with the color in the bottom image- that's the result of the water penetrating up to a mile inland. some of the land of pakarang cape is completely gone, and much of its surface features have been wiped out.