As tsunami warnings force millions to flee coastal areas across the world, Luke Simon, 50, recalls how he survived the ...

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.

On the morning of Dec. 26, 2004, Deacon Ned Berghausen watched from a three-story building on Koh Phi Phi Island in Thailand as a wall of water surged to shore. The Indian Ocean tsunami took more ...

Another Stanford student survives tsunami ... Four found, but James Hsu still missing at press time by Jocelyn Dong and Alexandria Rocha There was a point when Laura Wales, 29, almost gave up.

Item 1 of 3 FILE PHOTO: Submerged buildings are seen near the pier at Ton Sai Bay in Thailand's Phi Phi island, December 28, 2004 after a tsunami hit the area. REUTERS/Luis Enrique Ascui/File ...

Steve Magson was watching his wife, Denise, and daughter, India, kayaking in the sea off Phi Phi Island, Thailand, on Boxing Day, when the devastating wave swept in.

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.