"The whole of Laguna is now gone. I was playing tennis at the Banyan Tree when the first wave hit and we did not notice anything at all. However, when we left the Hotel there were traffic queues on the road that goes out from the Laguna area. Part of the Sheraton and Dusit hotels in Laguna have been damaged. The worst areas hit in Phuket are Kata, Patong and Kamala beach on the west coast. Many beach restaurants and shops have been swept away.", Maria Kaye said.

Tsunami in Action by hellmut issels

It's really tragic: causing the sudden loss of so many lifes....
i have been there before and had lots of beautiful memories. Hope everyone is fine there!

Before Tsunami (pic taken by myself 1 year ago):

After Tsunami: