Yeah, its prounounced Pee Pee, I've dived off the coast several times, including the beach in the famous film "The Beach", spent a night there last year, its a great place.
What bothers me so much is that the Thai are the most genuine nice people I've encountered in all my travels, smart, worldly, easy going, peaceful and happy people.
I gotta go to bed, this is a bad situation.
Speaking at the emergency rescue headquarters set up at the Phuket Provincial Office, K. Wisut said that an earlier report had recorded that 11 people had died at Kata Beach, and nine more died at Nai Yang, where some 91 people were injured and an unknown number of people have since disappeared. K. Wisut added that three people died at Patong, two died at Nai Harn, another two died at Rassada Port, in Phuket City, and two more died at Kamala, where about 150 people were injured. Government officers and police are currently working to evacuate coastal areas in anticipation of another aftershock wave. A warning has been issued on local radio stations for people to stay away from the beaches, particularly those at Patong, Kata, Karon, Rawai and Kamala. Phuket Governor Udomsak Usawarangkura has also ordered doctors with private clinics to remain open to treat any person injured to try to alleviate the load on the islands hospitals, which have been inundated with injured people since the wave hit Phuket this morning.