Tourist divers dead on Thai islands
Sun Dec 26, 2004 09:30 AM GMT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Several foreign divers have been killed after they
were hit by tsunamis while about 70 were exploring the famed Emeral
Cave off southern Thailand, police said.

Rescuers had reached the island and were trying to launch a rescue
operation at the cave, which contains a tiny white sand beach and water
turned emerald by sunshine through a hole in the top, they said.

Some dead and injured were at the cave, a major attraction for divers
who have to swim under water to reach it, but no specific numbers were
available immediately, they said on Sunday.

Several dozen more foreigners were missing in the area, which is
popular with recreational divers, following the tsunamis generated by
an earthquake under the Indian Ocean, officials said.
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