All the evidence is that Thailand in outline, has escaped with the terror of the whirlwind, Pabuk. The tropical storm is Saturday morning has been downgraded to a tropical low pressure.
While Pabuk was a tropical storm has created great property damage. But so far the authorities in Thailand only familiar with a deaths associated with the storm.
the Whirlwind, capsized on Friday, a fishing boat. Here lost a fish life, while a second is missing.
Despite the rating downgrade raging storm is still until Sunday. It is now blown from Thailand-gulf of Thailand in the andaman Sea.
The Danish foreign ministry issued on Friday a warning to the danes on the indian islands of Andaman and nicobar islands.
Here warns the ministry that Pabuk may affect the aircraft and ferries in the area. Danes are encouraged to keep themselves up to date via the local media.
In Thailand’s airports have been closed, Saturday open again. Among other things, is Koh Samui Airport opened, while Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport is expected to open before long.
Pabuk was the strongest storm in the area outside of the monsuntiden in 30 years.
Thousands of tourists in Thailand has left the islands of Koh Phangan and Koh Tao for fear of Pabuk. The islands are very popular among tourists, especially during christmas and at new year.
Tourists, which has been on the ferieøerne, has been forced to stay ensconced indoors.
The French news agency AFP quotes a local police chief on Koh Phangan for ‘all 10,000 tourists are in safety’.
Also on Koh Samui joins the local police chief, that the island has come through the storm without casualties.
– There were no fatalities, and there is little sunshine in the day, he said to AFP.
