Was Phi Phi Island hit by the tsunami?
Was Phi Phi Island hit by the tsunami? On 26 December 2004, much of the inhabited part of Phi Phi Don was devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunami. The island's main village, Ton Sai (Banyan Tree, Thai: ??????), is built on a sandy isthmus between the island's two long, tall limestone ridges. On both sides of Ton Sai are semicircular bays lined with beaches.
What beach had the worst tsunami?
In Banda Aceh, the landmass closest to the quake's epicenter, tsunami waves topped 100 feet. The tsunami's waves traveled across the Indian Ocean at 500 mph, the speed of a jet plane.