Wednesday, December 29, 2004

"It was an obstacle course of uprooted trees, boats that had been washed ashore, concrete from buildings, glass from smashed windows, and bodies," Mr Hegel said.

"I cannot remember how many bodies I passed. There must have been well over 100. There were tourists and locals. They were slammed against trees, wrapped around each other as if hugging and buried under blocks of concrete.

"There were also lots of injured people, crying for help. I just kept on walking. I was in a daze. I wanted to find out what had happened to my friends, to my clothes.

"The part of the hotel where my room had been was destroyed, flattened. I couldn't even have begun to look for my clothes. As for my friends, they've gone. All six of them. I can't believe it. They were great guys."

French tourist's eye witness account of the damage caused by the recent tsunami at Khao Lak Beach in Thailand (as reported by The Guardian)

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