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Patong
Beach, Thailand
Taken by a local resident who was
about to film a marathon, the video captured
the massive earthquake as it shook the town
of Banda Aceh. Participants and spectators
of the marathon could be seen holding onto
the ground as they waited for the quake to
subside. Cars were jolted from side to side
by the 9.1-strong quake. |
Koh Phi
Phi Island, Thailand
Shot by an American tourist the video shows the tsunami waves getting dangerously
close to the cameraman and his family who luckely are staying in the 3rd floor
of their hotel therefore only experience a big scare. The same cannot be said
about other tourists who stayed in lower floors. |
Similan
Islands, Thailand
Shot by a tourist in the island of Mu Koh Similan shows the 2nd wave enter the
camping and headquarters of the National Park which is located very deep inside
the island.
Virtualy no place in the island was left habitable after the tsunamis struck
and destroyed most of the infrastructure and swept away nearly all of the food
and drinking water. |
Kandholhudhoo,
Maldives
This video was aparently shot by a local from the Maldives Islands. Although
it is not very dramatic one can clearly see how the sea literaly sweeps through
the whole island. |
Thailand
This is a long video shot by Israelis and it shows the tsunami flood ariving
and battering the city. There are amazing shots inside a building showing the
water flood the first floor taking everything in it's path. At the end of the
video there are a couple of shots of the destruction left by this devastating
tsunami. |
Aceh,
Indonesia
Shot by a wedding photographer perched on a rooftop in Banda Aceh, Indonesia,
the tape shows a torrent of dark brown water flowing fast and furious down the
street below. The water, which came about 15 minutes after a massive undersea
quake rocked the area, turned the street into a river which carried planks, mattresses,
cars, appliances and uprooted trees, and sent people scampering up the sides
of buildings. The only sounds were those of people screaming as the surging torrent
picked up everything in its way and flowed as high as the second floor of the
buildings. |
Kanyakumari,
India
Amateur camcorder footage of the 2004 tsunami disaster. The footage captures
the sudden crashing of a giant wave against the Vivekananda Rock Memorial, situated
at the southern tip of Kanyakumari. The video was shot by Aniket Kale. After
visiting the memorial, the 16 year-old and his family were waiting for a ferry
to take them back to the mainland when the tsunami suddenly crashed into the
memorial and the sea wall beside it. Hundreds of other tourists were around at
the time. Kale and his family are from Pune in the western Indian state of Maharashtra,
The devastating tsunami of December 26 which destroyed lives and property in
several countries around the Indian Ocean, killed more than six thousand people
in Tamil Nadu. |
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Khao
Lak, Thailand
Amateur camcorder footage of the 2004 tsunami disaster. Obtained by APTN shows
the devastating effects of the tsunami on the Thai holiday resort of Khao Lak.
The pictures show a man on the beach being engulfed by water as the overpowering
waves rush towards the shore. Anukul Charoenkul - who owns the Viewpoint Restaurant
- shot the video. He said his restaurant was full of tourists when the tsunami
struck at around 1030 local time (0330 GMT) on 26 December. He explained he had
received an early warning of the impending disaster from his brother, who was
at a different location along the coast which had already been struck. Charoenkul
therefore had time to prepare his camera and catch the moment the tsunami hit
Khao Lak from the third floor of the building where his restaurant is located.
He said that he shouted at the people on the beach to warn them, telling them
to run, but they could not hear. Immediately after the waves had struck, dead
bodies could be seen washed up on the shore. The beach was covered in huge piles
of debris. |
Khao
Lak, Thailand
Amateur camcorder footage of the 2004 tsunami disaster shot by a German tourist.
It starts like a normal day at the beach only the tide is extremely low and completely
unaware of the incoming Tsunami people are wondering about exploring this fenomenon
and some even are scooba diving. Then the cameraman starts noticing some huge
waves in the horizon which start to break and he describes them as "extraordinary" several
times. As the waves get closer he also notices that the ships are trying to escape
them at full speed and when the first wave finally reaches one ship and swallows
it whole does he and the tourists on the beach start to realize the magnitude
of what is comming directly at them. Screams can be heard from the tourists in
the background and he starts showing increasing concern repeating the phrase "what
is that" untill he finally panics and tries to flee for his life. |
Koh
Lanta, Thailand
Amateur camcorder footage of the 2004 tsunami disaster. Shot on beach level in
Koh Lanta, Thailand; several people watch as first wave grows and crashes, before
cameraman's frantic retreat away from the shore. |
Phuket,
Thailand
Amateur camcorder footage of the 2004 tsunami disaster. Shot from inside a quickly-flooding
restaurant in Phuket, waves engulf older couple clinging to railing outside before
flooding entire room. |
Patong
Beach, Thailand.
Amateur camcorder footage of the 2004 tsunami disaster. Rooftop view of two huge
waves battering buildings along coastline of Patong Beach, then zoomed-in footage
of flooding of city streets. |
Tsunami
- Sri Lanka
Amateur camcorder footage of the 2004 tsunami disaster. Upper balcony view of
Sri Lanka hotel swimming pool area getting flooded as observers run away. Woman
with camcorder is frightened, asking "How high will it go?" before
retreating into hallway. |
Banda
Aceh, Indonesia
This one starts with semi-grainy footage from inside the house of an Indonesian
government official. Looks like some people were filming and then noticed noise
outside, so they go to their window/balcony and you can see huge masses of water
rolling by the window. Note: this is not the footage with the couple clinging
to the wall in what looks like a swimming pool. |
Thailand
A really quick shot of the wave coming in and crashing into a garden between
two large hills. Three people are standing in the garden as the wave comes
in, and the video stops as the wave gets close to them. |
Sri
Lanka Resort
Amateur camcorder footage of the 2004 tsunami disaster. Shot from an upper level
hotel balcony, overlooking a restaurant, pool area, and umbrella-filled deck.
Entire area is quickly flooded as people cling to trees to survive. Two men narrate
their concerns and observations throughout. |
From
Penang, Malaysia
Amateur camcorder footage of the 2004 tsunami disaster. Shot from walkway above
the Penang Beach shore, long shot of ocean before three men are caught in battering
waves. |
Kenya
Amateur camcorder footage of the 2004 tsunami disaster. Fishing boats being tossed
around like toys in the water. |
Unknown
Amateur camcorder footage of the 2004 tsunami disaster. Filmed by a British tourist. |
