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Tsunami 2004: The Day the Wave Hit

  • 2024
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  • Documentary
  • 1 season

A minute-by-minute account of the December 2004 tsunami, which destroyed towns and villages across the Indian Ocean, killing 230,000.

Latest: Limited Series · 2024

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  1. E1. Thailand

    Nov 17, 2024 · 46m

    Among those sharing their personal experiences of the disaster are a hotelier who was recently married and three months pregnant at the time, and a man travelling by train who was forced to climb on top of the carriage to escape.

  2. E2. Sri Lanka

    Nov 18, 2024 · 46m

    Holidaymakers share their experiences of the disaster, including a woman who was separated from her family on the beach, witnessing the death of her son, a couple whose bungalow was destroyed, and a family that fled to higher ground when their hotel was destroyed.

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