Tsunami: Impact
Season 1 Episode 1 of 3
Xand van Tulleken and Raksha Dave tell the dramatic story of the tsunami on Boxing Day 2004 that killed more than 250,000 people, revealing how the catastrophe unfolded. They begin 12 hours before the disaster on Christmas Day, when holidaymakers across Asia were enjoying blissful breaks, unaware that calamity was heading their way as two tectonic plates in the Indian Ocean that had been pushing together for millions of years were about to rupture
Tsunami: Impact airs on Channel 5 +1 at 4:00 AM, Thursday 30 January. (Subtitles, repeat.)
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Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
General
Xand van Tulleken
Presenter
Raksha Dave
Presenter
Stuart Elliott
Producer
Amanda Lyon
Executive Producer