My photos from Patong beach disaster

[Nicke]

I uploaded my photos to Thailand-Photo.net

Direct link http://www.thailand-photos.net/galle...ry.php/cat/523

[Nicke]

The servers goes down on it's knees due to the server load on the forum and the photo gallery... uh.

[mlay]

Originally Posted by Nicke

I uploaded my photos to Thailand-Photo.net

Direct link http://www.thailand-photos.net/galle...ry.php/cat/523

Amazinz and sad picture...
thx Nicke

[Billy009]

just looked at the pics its terrible ......i was drinking in starbucks in october...my hear goes out to everyone....

[anubis]

Originally Posted by Nicke

I uploaded my photos to Thailand-Photo.net

Direct link http://www.thailand-photos.net/galle...ry.php/cat/523

really sad especially when we at home can recognice many of the places, just hope the deathrate doesn´t go up too much and that not to many people are injured

[charlie5005]

thanks for the pictures. called my good friend yesterday but couldn't get
through till late at night. seems things are ok but they are just taking care
in event of after-shocks. cheers.

[bratpig33]

Condolences... what a terrible disaster! My heart goes out to the ones who have perished....

Am shocked to see the damage caused to Patong Beach...

[no1patto]

To see the pics it is unbeliavable the amount of devastation my thoughts go out to those who lost there lives not only in Phuket, Thailand every were that has been affected

[Rex7777]

I looked at the pictures but still can't believe it. I wish there was something I could do to help. Anyway, I hope the place gets back to normal very very soon.

Rex

[Kgirl]

Thanks for taking time out to keep the forum going and sharing with everyone the pics and all.

I still cant believe it.... Have you heard how bad the damage is in Soi Sea Pearl. Didnt know if you had any pics of or not? Let me know if you know how bad or good it is in Soi Sea Pearl

Take care

[Nicke]

Soi Seapearl is hit very bad, especially the bars with wood or bambu kind of construction material, according to Geir.

[Kgirl]

Originally Posted by Nicke

Soi Seapearl is hit very bad, especially the bars with wood or bambu kind of construction material, according to Geir.

Thanks Nicke,

I will pm geir and get an update, he already let me know my fiance was ok bless him, such a kind guy...

Another question this may be a bit unfeeling, but does anyone in Patong have any kind of insurance, will the government foot the repair bill or will everyone have to pay for their own places?

[LivinLOS]

Insurance the world over are weasels when it comes to this kind of thing.. I would have to guess that Thai insurance is even worse..

My guess is that everyone will have to pay themselves, the one exception may be the really big 5 * places that have corporate cover..

[Nicke]

The gallery website is turned on again (www.thailand-photos.net).

[comedie]

Originally Posted by LivinLOS

Insurance the world over are weasels when it comes to this kind of thing.. I would have to guess that Thai insurance is even worse..

My guess is that everyone will have to pay themselves, the one exception may be the really big 5 * places that have corporate cover..

First trading day after the disaster, insurance stocks took a hit. Assumption was that they would be paying out big. Within a few days, however, the insurers were releasing news that they were not going to be hit much. Appears that little was insured in the affected areas, and what was insured was underinsured.

Your guess that people will be paying for recovery themselves looks correct.

Large corp hotel/resort owners will likely cover their rebuild costs out of pocket, and look to get money from their respective govts. Their growing worry is lawsuits. Right or wrong, lawsuits from those hurt or on behalf of those killed will certainly flow and will be for enormous sums.

Who will be left out in the cold from all this will be the local Thai people themselves.... those most affected and vulnerable. A very cruel irony that hopefully is at least partially addressed by charitable aid getting to those it is most needed by.

[Coolhand]

Originally Posted by LivinLOS

Insurance the world over are weasels when it comes to this kind of thing.. I would have to guess that Thai insurance is even worse..

My guess is that everyone will have to pay themselves, the one exception may be the really big 5 * places that have corporate cover..

Most insurance policies exclude acts of God, i.e. natural calamities which are not covered by insurance policies, such as earthquakes, unusual tropical storms, lightning strike etc.

[comedie]

Originally Posted by Coolhand

Most insurance policies exclude acts of God, i.e. natural calamities which are not covered by insurance policies, such as earthquakes, unusual tropical storms, lightning strike etc.

True in general, but large companies can often have umbrella policies that cover just about anything, Lloyds of London for example. 9/11 is a case in point, as acts of war are also usually excluded, but note huge insurance settlements that have been made. Same for the Florida hurricanes. In this case, sounds like insurance coverage was minimal.
Liability will not be, however. Negligence, building standards, emergency preparedness, etc etc etc are all likely suits that will pop up.

BTW.... I am donating a month of my pub's net to the Red Cross.

[Coolhand]

Originally Posted by comedie

True in general, but large companies can often have umbrella policies that cover just about anything, Lloyds of London for example. 9/11 is a case in point, as acts of war are also usually excluded, but note huge insurance settlements that have been made. Same for the Florida hurricanes. In this case, sounds like insurance coverage was minimal.
Liability will not be, however. Negligence, building standards, emergency preparedness, etc etc etc are all likely suits that will pop up.

BTW.... I am donating a month of my pub's net to the Red Cross.

How many businesses in that part of the world would be able to afford such cover? Now, hurricanes off Florida are a regular risk because they are part of the landscape in that part of the world, same as building a house on a flood plain - it is a foreseeable risk, whereas this wasn't.

[comedie]

Originally Posted by Coolhand

How many businesses in that part of the world would be able to afford such cover? Now, hurricanes off Florida are a regular risk because they are part of the landscape in that part of the world, same as building a house on a flood plain - it is a foreseeable risk, whereas this wasn't.

Perhaps.... but it didn't seem to me that the big money places were owned by locals, but by foreign entities who are spread around the globe. Even most of the smaller things like bars and dive services seemed to be owned by expats.

But for all the little guys running by a showstring, I think you are right. They couldn't afford much if anything.

As to the foreseeable, depends of course on your crystal ball and how risk averse you are. I am very risk averse myself, verging on paranoid, when it comes to my business. For example, in the EU I have earthquake insurance but there is no history of earthquakes where my place is. Of course that makes the insurance cheap. In general, to insure against the unforeseeable and rare is cheap.

[varesino]

hi,i'm emilio from italy,mailand,
somebody tell me where i can find a photos of phi phi don after tsunami??
i have the friends in phi phi don,please i want see the island after tsunami for to check a daamge in hotel e resort,thanks friends
emilio

[varesino]

for photos or links of phi phi don after tsunami my mail is:
denemi@aliceposta.it
i to be anxious for my friends in phi phi don,

thanks friends