Thailand’s famed Pattaya beach in danger of vanishing
The days of R&R on Thailand’s famous Pattaya beach could be numbered.
The eastern city, a magnet for foreign tourists seeking sun, sea, watersports and racy nightlife, is under siege by both man and the forces of nature. One of Asia’s most popular beaches is being eaten away at a rate of nearly two meters (yards) a year.
Thai scientists say sea currents and impacts of the city’s booming development have intensified coastal erosion and a beach packed with deck chairs, umbrellas and bikini-clad holidaymakers could disappear in less than five years.
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