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104_BreakingNews_Tsunami-RaceAgainstTime_01.jpg The devastation caused by the tsunami in southern Thailand's Phi Phi Island is pictured from above, Dec. 31, 2004. (The Associated Press/Apichart Weerawong)
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Bulldozers clear rubble near a destroyed luxury hotel on Phi Phi Island in Krabi province, southern Thailand, Dec. 31, 2004. (The Associated Press/Apichart Weerawong)
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Debris is scattered where bungalows used to stand on Phi Phi Island's in Ton Sai Bay, Thailand, Dec. 28, 2004. (The Associated Press/Suzanne Plunket)
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Hundreds of lanterns are released during a memorial service held on Jan. 19, 2005 at the Takuapa Sport Stadium in southern Thailand's Pan-Nga province, for those killed in the 2004 tsunami. More than 20,000 people joined the interfaith service in memory of the victims of tsunami. (The Associated Press/Apichart Weerawong)
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When the tsunami strikes Koh Phi Phi in Thailand, Cici Romain is on holiday with his partner Rachel Hearson. With only minimal medical experience, Cici leads the triage station along with a group of fellow survivors. While helping to treat the injured, Cici wonders about Rachel's whereabouts after she was swept away from his grasp. The definitive story of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami - the deadliest in history - is told through unseen video and stories of survival, courage and self-sacrifice in the face of impossible odds, from those who were there. Featuring scientists who raced to understand the unfolding disaster and warn the world, journalists who broke the news, and rescuers who risked everything to save others. (National Geographic/Charlie Laing/Alec Davy)
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Sally and Paul Murray pose for a portrait. When the tsunami strikes, Paul Murray and his partner Sally are on holiday with friends on Thailand's Phi Phi Islands. They become separated and, when they are reunited, Paul discovers Sally has life-threatening injuries. There is little he can do to help her until a boat arrives and he gets her to emergency care in Phuket. The definitive story of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami - the deadliest in history - is told through unseen video and stories of survival, courage and self-sacrifice in the face of impossible odds, from those who were there. Featuring scientists who raced to understand the unfolding disaster and warn the world, journalists who broke the news, and rescuers who risked everything to save others. (National Geographic/Charlie Laing/Alec Davy)
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When Thailand's Interior Minister Dr. Pokin Palakul hears the news of the tsunami, he knows it's a race against time to act and save lives. Realizing that people must be stranded on Thailand's many islands, he orders the Army and Navy to go and rescue the injured. The definitive story of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami - the deadliest in history - is told through unseen video and stories of survival, courage and self-sacrifice in the face of impossible odds, from those who were there. Featuring scientists who raced to understand the unfolding disaster and warn the world, journalists who broke the news, and rescuers who risked everything to save others. (National Geographic/Duane McClunie/Richard Ing)
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Nurse Primpraow Jitpentom and her doctor husband head for Koh Phi Phi aboard the Mahidol, a research boat which is quickly transformed into a makeshift hospital. The definitive story of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami - the deadliest in history - is told through unseen video and stories of survival, courage and self-sacrifice in the face of impossible odds, from those who were there. Featuring scientists who raced to understand the unfolding disaster and warn the world, journalists who broke the news, and rescuers who risked everything to save others. (National Geographic/Charlie Laing/Alec Davy)
