Talk:Phi Phi Islands

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Contents 1 Comment pulled from main page 2 Map of islands 3 A large number of edits 4 Why the post-tsunami information removal?

[edit] Comment pulled from main page

I cut the following comment inserted by IP address 165.21.154.11 from the main page and am pasting it here. Oska 23:03, Dec 28, 2004 (UTC)

There are no structures on Phi Phi Ley, which is where the movie The Beach was filmed, so it is wrong to suggest that environmental damage done during this filming contributed to the level of damage suffered during the tsunami. The bay in Phi Phi Ley is surrounded on around 300 degrees and would have been one of the safest places during the Tsunami.

All the structures are on Phi Phi Don which is the neighbouring island. The most developed part is an area called Tongsai Bay which is very low lying and surrounded by two bays on either side - any sort of a large wave would have simply swept over the island at this point from on side to the other carrying whatever was in its path off the island.

[edit] Map of islands

For this page, please translate this image of the island maps: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afbeelding:Phi_Phi_eilanden.png

[edit] A large number of edits

I have updated a small amount of information about the island's history (and altered the spelling of 'Phi Phi Ley' to 'Leh', which is the normal transliteration I observed in Thailand - I have never seen the 'Ley' spelling).

I lived and volunteered on Phi Phi for the months of May and June 2005, and returned late July for a week. During that time I did a large amount of research on the effects of the tsunami, and the post-tsunami reconstruction efforts, for the island's tsunami museum.

The information I have added to the tsunami section is derived from eye-witness accounts from natives of Phi Phi, and the information about reconstruction is derived from sources on the island, as well as publically available materials.

I have attempted to be as objective as possible.

[edit] Why the post-tsunami information removal?

Dear 128.122.72.151

Please could you explain why you removed information about the reconstruction of the island following the tsunami?

It's pretty damn relevant, because without it the island would still be a no-go area.

When you make a big change, please can you explain what you're up to.

jim