Shortly after the tsunami of December 2004 , EMPOWER opened their office in Patong Beach , Phuket and published a report estimating that over 2,000 sex workers had died and lamenting the lack of support for migrant sex workers affected by the flood .
Shortly after the tsunami of December 2004 EMPOWER opened their office in Patong Beach , Phuket . 
 They published a report estimating that over 2,000 sex workers had died and lamented the lack of support for migrant sex workers affected by the flood .