As the sun crested the horizon early on Boxing Day 2004, no-one on Thailand's west coast expected ... I never even imagined that water could inflict such damage," Rebekah said.

Despite Thailand's high-profile tourist industry ... According to preliminary estimates within days of the tsunami, the cost of clearing up the damage is around $25m. The government has not asked for ...

The couple learned from Sri Lankan friends the extent of damage in the country ... Richard de Gottal, from Worthing, said surviving the tsunami in Thailand had left him with an inexplicable ...

The tsunami, the deadliest in recorded history, killed more than 225,000 people, primarily in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand ... buildings to survey the damage from the earthquake.

Modin, 45, was on vacation on Phi Phi Islands in Thailand with her then-fiancé Magnus, his brother and another friend when the group was swept away by the tsunami. "We only heard a sound ...

After the 1960 Chilean tsunami, which left a trail of death and damage as far away as Japan ... had receded for up to 2.5 kilometres along the coastlines of Indonesia and Thailand. Bystanders, many of ...