Some photos of the tsunami taken in and around Tonsai Beach, Thailand. My flatmate was rockclimbing there – she was actually up on the cliffs by the beach when it hit. This area was lucky, and there was relatively little damage, and very little loss of life – I think none on Tonsai Beach itself. Things didn’t go so well for Phi Phi (which is actually where climbing first kicked off in Thailand). For anyone who is interested in more information about the people from those climbing areas you loved (or how to donate to those affected areas) look here, here, and here.
This photo is from a series that was taken up on Thaiwand Wall. It was actually printed in a few different newspapers.
The wave hitting the Freedom Bar on Tonsai Beach.
Longtails in choppy water.
Tonsai Bay, everything being swept away.
Tonsai Beach – Tina’s and Sawasdee after the tsunami.
Destruction of the glass information booth on Tonsai Beach.
A displaced longtail and calm waters.
Farang and Thais on Tonsai Beach doing repairs.