Tourists stranded on Thai islands were hunkering down today as a strong storm closes in.
Tropical Storm Pabuk, which has forced airports and ferries to close, is bringing downpours and massive sea swells hours before its expected landfall.
Boats were recalled to shore across the Gulf of Thailand, while two key airports, Koh Samui and Nakhon Si Thammarat, were shut until Saturday, leaving tourists who remain on islands now cut off from the mainland.
Pabuk, the first tropical storm in decades to strike during the peak holiday season, is forecast to make landfall tonight.■
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