The tsunami, which was triggered by a powerful 9.3-magnitude earthquake off the coast of northern Indonesia, is considered the deadliest natural disaster this century and one of the deadliest in recorded history.
“I couldn’t hear another person, which made me think that maybe I was one of the only survivors,” North said.
A row of terrace housing workers on the Phi Phi island in southern Thailand holiday resort that were destroyed by the tsunami.
Chris Xaver and Scott Weatherby in Thailand after the tsunami in 2004.
Debris is piled up on Patong Beach in Phuket, Thailand.
Persons:
Mack, Libby, Ben Abels, “, ”, Abels, Roslan Rahman, I’ve, Thaksin Shinawatra, Jain, ” “, ” ‘, Chris Xaver, ” Xaver, Scott Weatherby, Xaver, Patrick Aventurier
Organizations:
NBC, Ko Phi Phi, Phi Phi, Getty, China Europe International Business School
Locations:
Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, United States, Portland , Oregon, Ko, Phuket, Malacca, Bangkok, Niagara Falls, Chicago, Shanghai, Swedish, New York