"The wave came in and just took her, it just took her away." On Boxing Day 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami that raced towards shorelines around the Indian Ocean. Twenty years ...

Ducan Rigley said after the tsunami ... third wave hit. "My focus was on saving the kids' lives - in total there were five waves. "It was like going through five Viking battles in a day." ...

Hear powerful survivor stories from the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. It’s been 20 years since one of history’s deadliest natural disasters. Discover how tragedy defined a generation.

Show more On Boxing Day 2004, tragedy struck south east Asia. As the world watched on in horror, the level of devastation caused by a deadly tsunami tidal wave became clear. Thousands were missing ...

Surviving the wave and experiencing the desperate conditions ... disaster relief charity ShelterBox, Mr Poole said the Boxing Day tsunami had a significant impact on how non-governmental ...

Recounting that chaotic day in 2004, when the Boxing Day tsunami devastated the Indian ... who was washed out to sea on a mattress during the first wave and then brought back to shore in the ...

A father who saved his family during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami has recalled how he "missed death five times on that day". Duncan Ridgley ... when he sees a large wave Mr Ridgley, a former ...

Hear powerful survivor stories from the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. It’s been 20 years since one of history’s deadliest natural disasters. Discover how tragedy defined a generation.