The name Khao Lak is also linked with one of the darkest moments of recent human history: The catastrophic tsunami of Dec 26, 2004 which struck the littoral states of the Indian Ocean. There was ...

In Khao Lak, in the south of Thailand ... "But I didn't know what a tsunami was. The more I moved, the more the wave went against me. It was so strong." His boat capsized. But miraculously ...