
FILE – In this Dec. 29, 2004 file photo, Kusol Wetchakul offers prayers for the soul of his sister , at dawn along the beach near Khao Lak, Thailand. Wetchakul’s sister was swept out to sea and believed drowned as she sold goods to tourists on the popular tourist beach just north of Phuket. FridayContinue reading “Tsunami A Look Back Photo Gallery”
FILE – In this Dec. 29, 2004 file photo, Kusol Wetchakul offers prayers for the soul of his sister , at dawn along the beach near Khao Lak, Thailand. Wetchakul’s sister was swept out to sea and believed drowned as she sold goods to tourists on the popular tourist beach just north of Phuket. Friday marks the 10th anniversary of one of the deadliest natural disasters in world history: a tsunami, triggered by a massive earthquake off the Indonesian coast, leaving more than 230,000 people dead in 14 countries and causing about $10 billion in damage. Countries from Indonesia to India to Africa’s east coast were hit, leaving shocking scenes of death and destruction. (AP Photo/David Longstreath, File)