Amanda Ripley Author of The Unthinkable

Tilly Smith and the Tsunami

posted by Amanda Ripley in Tsunami
January 26, 2009 at 5:40 PM | 5 comments

Check out 20/20’s segment on Tilly, the 10-year-old girl who saved dozens of people in Thailand in 2004 because she knew the natural warning signs of a tsunami. I was intrigued to see how her parents moved through the three phases of disaster think: denial, deliberation and the decisive moment. Luckily, they moved quickly.

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john brook said on January 28, 2009 at 4:35 pm

i was in Thailand that day and almost lost a friend when you look back at some of the video of people on the beach just standing there its hard to get your head around it

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Aprender Ingles said on June 25, 2010 at 1:16 pm

I have seen videos of what happened during the Tsunami in Phukit,Thailand particularly the video that was taken by one of the local TV actress.It was a devastating scenario.It was actually taken during the onset and they were on the third floor of the hotel,and the ground were all water.

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Curso Ingles said on June 26, 2010 at 7:06 pm

So many natural disaters taking place in the world lately….....

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Mark said on February 24, 2011 at 9:15 am

So many natural disaters taking place in the world lately

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Betting said on July 21, 2011 at 6:49 am

it’s so much to correct, that there are no words

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