Four Irish remembered on 2004 Asian tsunami anniversary

Survivors of the Asian tsunami will join those who lost loved ones today to mark the two-year anniversary.

At least 230,000 people were killed on St Stephen's Day, 2004, in one of the worst natural disasters ever recorded.

Four Irish people, who were holidaying in Thailand at the time of the disaster, were among those who lost their lives.

Irish people have raised more than €100m towards the tsunami relief effort, along with an unprecedented amount of donations from around the world.

However, Richard Miller from ActionAid UK says the money can only go some of the way towards rebuilding the region.

“With Fisherman, many of them were traumatised by that whole thing. Before now the sea had been their friend, and suddenly the sea had wiped away their families, their homes, their boats, everything,” he said.