Deborah Garlick was travelling with her boyfriend in Khao Lak, Thailand, when a huge tsunami struck 20 years ago, killing about 230,000 people in the biggest natural disaster of the century.

The tsunami was caused by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake ... The family had been holidaying in the beach resort of Khao Lak when the deadly waves crashed onshore. Sharon, 57, laid flowers at the ...

The name Khao Lak is also linked with one of the darkest moments of recent human history: The catastrophic tsunami of Dec 26, 2004 which struck the littoral states of the Indian Ocean. There was ...

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All three died in the resort of Khao Lak when the tsunami struck on 26 December 2004. "It's like a kick in the teeth, these things are worth more than any amount of money," said Ms Howard.

The tsunami hit at the peak of the Christmas-holiday season, when occupancy was at its highest. It is likely that more than 4,000 people--foreign and Thai--perished along the Khao Lak coastline alone.