Tsunami 2004: The Day the Wave Hit

A minute-by-minute account of the most destructive tsunami in modern times, told through archives and personal testimonies of survivors present in Thailand and Sri Lanka on 26 December 2004.

Steve McQueenie was on holiday in Thailand with his girlfriend Nicola. As they got ready to head to the beach, the tsunami slammed into their bungalow, throwing them into a raging torrent of water.