Krabi after the Tsunami: Ko Poda

You could say that Ko Poda got away with it. The flat part of the island where there are bungalows and a restaurant, was shielded from a direct impact of the tsunami by the mountainous part of the island. Therefore even though it was flooded, judging from all the rubble in the forest, no serious damage was inflicted to the buildings on the island.

The main beach is still partly covered by some branches of trees, even a destroyed longtail boat, but apart from that, everything looks fine. In particular the part of the beach close to the landing area of the longtail boats from Ao Nang has been cleaned up tidily.
Ko Poda is the best beach in the area, just a little harder to reach than Phra Nang Beach. But for the same reason it is even less crowded at the moment.

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