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 ...
Boxing Day tsunami: Families devastated by the loss of loved ones reflect on disaster Sky's Asia Correspondent Cordelia Lynch has been to Khao Lak in Thailand to see how people are still ...
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.