A Thai health official sprays hundreds of decaying corpses at a temple in Ban Muan, north of Thai resort island of Phuket. A Thai health official sprays hundreds of decaying corpses with effective microorganisms (EM) at a temple in Ban Muan, nearly 130 km (81 miles) north the Thai resort island of Phuket on December 30, 2004. The death toll in Thailand may rise as high as 3,000 after a tsunami, caused by a magnitude 9.0 quake off the northern Indonesian coast on December 26, devastated the southern tourist isles and beaches. REUTERS/Adrees Latif