Rich, Poor. Old, Young.Famous and Unknown.15 Lost Lives That Symbolise a Disaster Without Boundaries Story of the Week
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Heinz Oswald, Austria
Heinz Oswald was living what can only be described as a dream lifestyle. After moving from Austria to Thailand in 1987, he set up the Moskito Diving Centre on Phi Phi Island, a tropical paradise surrounded by some of the most outstanding reefs and spectacular scenery in the Andaman Sea, and the setting for Alex Garland's The Beach. Moskito was a massively popular resort and, when news of the tsunami spread, blog sites were inundated with desperate pleas for news of Heinz, his Thai wife and his children.See the full content of this document
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Rich, Poor. Old, Young.Famous and Unknown.15 Lost Lives That Symbolise a Disaster Without Boundaries Story of the Week
On Thursday, on the BBC News website, the reply finally came. "I'm afraid to tell you that Heinz and his two daughters did not survive, but Oiy and Dino are alive, as are the rest of the Moskito staff. I was working there when it happened.
Phi Phi island was devastated by the tsunami. Around 200 bungalows at two resorts were swept out to sea.Willy Akhiar, IndonesiaTwelve-year-old Willy was playing football with his friends when the tsunami hit his Indonesian village. His father, hotelierMohammed Akhiar, spent four days searching for his body, but has now accepted that his son has been "buried at sea"."He was such a creative boy, and cl...See the full content of this document
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