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The Asian tsunami tragedy is feared to have claimed at least 50 British lives, with many more still unaccounted for. Back home, scores of families face an anxious wait for news of loved ones missing ...

The day before Christmas, Thai government officials happily predicted a banner year for tourism, one of Thailand’s major industries, in 2005. The day after Christmas, when a tidal wave devastated the ...

AN IRISH couple and their young son had a lucky escape after a massive tidal wave hit their hotel in the popular tourist resort of Phuket, Thailand. Gerard and Emily Donnelly of Lucan, Co Dublin and ...

Erminia Debono and her partner, who were in Phuket, Thailand, on the day the tsunami hit South East Asia, have been under shock ever since and only started to recuperate yesterday. After experiencing ...