Thais and Tourists Remember 2004 Tsunami

Wong: Today's top story... four years have passed since the Boxing Day Tsunami in the Indian Ocean. Today hundreds of mourners and visitors in Phuket, Thailand marked the fourth anniversary. STORY: The governor of Phuket presided over the ceremony in Patong Beach. Survivors and victims relatives gathered at a monument at Loma Park which pays tribute to lives lost from the natural disaster. The mourners observe a minute of silence and offer alms in tribute to the souls of the victims. Many survivors returned to Phuket to remember the day and give thanks for their blessings. About half of the over 5000 deaths in Thailand were foreigners. They were residing or vacationing at the famous resorts of Patong Beach and other coastal provinces in the south. [Stephen Sumpion, British Survivor]: "We feel very sad, very confused. We didn't know what was happening at first. But then, as the day progressed, we found out there have been a big wave. We went up to the mountain and stayed up there most of the day. But then the next day we came back there was total devastation. But the Thai people got it all together and within a week New Year's went ahead. And I came back the next year to buy a house and everything was put back together. All of the shops were opened, all the roads were opened. Within a year, everything was back to normal." Some of the survivors took time to recover from the trauma, although many feel safe now. [Paulette Vandenwyngaard, Dutch Tourist]: "Yes I feel safe. At ...



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