I shall copy below an email from another of my Lists which tells of their experience in Thailand.
David in Ballarat
Good morning to list members 2nd January 2005.
We have had first hand experience of the dreadful
tidal wave as it hit our hotel in Penang on Boxing Day.
Photos of our hotel (The E&O) and flooding of the gardens, pool and hotel
have been shown constantly on CNN, BBC and Skynews.
There were 18 of us, including children who were in the pool when the first
wave hit.
The only thing that saved us was a small retaining wall about which stopped
us from being smashed against the hotel wall and washed out to sea. The
second wave hit just as quickly. By the 3rd wave we had been able to
scramble against the wall and eventually get inside and climb upstairs.
The waves kept coming - about 20 of them and they bounced as high as the
hotel (3 stories).
We contacted family and friends as soon as possible and found that the
Foreign Affairs Office had us on their Missing Person List. We were happy
to inform them of our survival.
We have managed to get a flight home a week earlier than planned, arrived
Perth last night 31st December..
It seems inappropriate to say happy New Year to the people in Asia.
But to every one we know in Australia and across the world - we say it will
be an extremely happy New
Year for us and ours. Hoping the same for you and yours.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Ann and Terry Spiro
Perth, Western Australia
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