Voices
People were screaming and kids were screaming all over the place, screaming "help, help". And after a few minutes you didn't hear the kids any more ...
Petra Nemcova
Czech model
Thailand
The sea and us are family. We may have disputes but eventually we will learn to live together again.
Chinnavadivu
Fisherman Devanampattinam
The waves may have destroyed much, but there are many who have prospered too. The NGO working in our colony has now moved to a Rs. 15,000 per month rented building, while earlier they were working out of a two-room house. None of their members use public transport anymore but travel in luxury cars.
Mangaiyarkarasi
Self-help group member Samiyarpettai
First they drove us closer to the sea [by allowing construction of concrete structures on the beachfront]. Now they want to drive us away from it [by insisting we move to shelters faraway]. We are fishermen; we cannot stay away from the sea. We will never give up our homes.
Madhiazhagan
Fisherman
Chennai
The water was up to our necks. We tried to run down the corridor but couldn't so we went to the reception of the hotel and there were people dead in there. I tried to resuscitate a Thai boy but he had been dead for a while by then. He was only about three. It was awful.
British survivor
Thailand
I thought my parents didn't want me anymore.
Yeh Chia-ni
Taiwan
TSUNAMI A YEAR AFTER
