A Worthing man, who miraculously escaped a tsunami whilst on holiday in Thailand 20 years ago, since went on to work as an English teacher in the Asian country to ‘give something back’.

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'Alcohol probably did save my life' - Tsunami survivor from Sussex recounts Thailand disaster 20 years on

by Marchio GORBIANOTsunami-hit nations will next week commemorate the more than 220,000 people who died in the Boxing Day disaster two decades ago, when huge waves tore into coastal communities around the Indian Ocean.Beachside memorials and religious ceremonies will be held across Asia in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand, which were the worst hit by one of the deadliest disasters in modern history.On December 26, 2004, tsunami waves as …

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BANDA ACEH (INDONESIA) - Tsunami-hit nations will next week commemorate the more than 220,000 people who died in the Boxing Day disaster two decades ago, when huge waves tore into coastal communities around the Indian Ocean.

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Nai Harn Bay looks like a page ripped out of a tourist brochure. The southernmost point of the Phuket Peninsula, Thailand's tourist magnet. Twenty years ago, this paradise turned into hell.

De baai van Nai Harn lijkt op een bladzijde die uit een toeristische folder werd gescheurd. Het zuidelijkste punt van het schiereiland Phuket, de toeristische magneet van Thailand. Twintig jaar geleden veranderde dit paradijs in een hel.

20 jaar na tsunami keert Thomas Siffer keert terug naar Thailand: “Mijn dochter schreeuwde: ‘Papa, ik heb alles gezien! Ik dacht dat je dood was’”

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20 years after tsunami, Thomas Siffer returns to Thailand: “My daughter shouted: 'Dad, I saw everything! I thought you were dead. '”

Tsunami-hit nations will next week commemorate the more than 220,000 people who died in the Boxing Day disaster two decades ago, when huge waves tore into coastal communities around the Indian Ocean. Beachside memorials and religious ceremonies will be held across Asia in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand, which…

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Djafaruddin says he has recovered from the trauma of collecting bodies when the world's deadliest tsunami devastated Indonesia's western coast two decades ago, but he still breaks down when thinking about the orphaned children.

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'End Of The World': Tsunami Body Collector's Torment 20 Years On

On December 26, 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, triggering a tsunami in the Indian Ocean. The tsunami struck the coasts of several Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Myanmar, as well as several South Asian countries, including Sri Lanka, the Maldives and India. The death toll in the countries affected by the major tsunami reached 226,308. The largest number of victims was …

Pada 26 Desember 2004, gempa bumi berkekuatan 9,1 SR menghantam pesisir Sumatera, Indonesia dan memicu terjadinya gelombang tsunami di Samudra Hindia. Gelombang tsunami menerpa sejumlah pesisir negara Asia Tenggara seperti Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand dan Myanmar serta di beberapa negara Asia Selatan, termasuk Sri Lanka, Maldives, dan India. Jumlah korban jiwa di negara-negara terdampak tsunami besar mencapai 226.308 jiwa. Jumlah korban terbesa…

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Josef Schmoll was one of the first helpers from Austria to be sent to Thailand after the tsunami on December 26, 2004. As head of operations for the Austrian Red Cross (ÖRK), he experienced the consequences of the natural disaster first hand for days and weeks. "The images remain in our minds. The psychological strain was great," the Lower Austrian recalls 20 years later in an interview with the APA.

Josef Schmoll hat nach dem Tsunami vom 26. Dezember 2004 zu den ersten Helfern aus Österreich gezählt, die nach Thailand entsandt wurden. Als Einsatzleiter des Österreichischen Roten Kreuzes (ÖRK) hat er die Folgen der Naturkatastrophe tage- und wochenlang hautnah miterlebt. "Die Bilder bleiben im Kopf. Die Belastung für die Psyche war groß", erinnert sich der Niederösterreicher 20 Jahre später im Gespräch mit der APA.

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Josef Schmoll was one of the first Austrian helpers sent to Thailand after the tsunami on December 26, 2004. In his role as the head of the operation from the Austrian Red Cross (ARC), he experienced the effects of the natural disaster directly for days and weeks.

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