Could you even imagine being on a beach and seeing some crazy shit like this… not to mention having only a few seconds to run for your life before the giant Tidal Wave hits your ass..

One of the worst natural disasters of our time, if not the worst. When have we ever seen a natural disaster of this magnitude that spanned manymany coastal cities and countries . The death toll on this is enormous and still no one can really say exactly what it is due to the incredible number of lives lost, many of which can not even be accounted for as in so many people are just missing. The following are some pictures and video clips of this horrible disaser as taken by some fools who actually stuck around with video cameras… and got lucky enough to be that stupid and live.

tsunami video from Khhao Lak Beach

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2004 tsunami disaster shot from the balcony of a motel.

Thailand

Standing in water and debris left by smaller waves on Thailand’s Patong beach, people unaware as large tidal waves came to them.

Footage of the 2004 tsunami disaster from Indian coast. The footage captures the crashing of a tidal wave against the Vivekananda Rock Memorial, The video was shot by Aniket Kale. After visiting the memorial, the 16 year-old and his family were waiting for a ferry to take them back to the mainland when the tsunami suddenly crashed into the memorial and the sea wall beside it. Hundreds of other tourists were around at the time. The devastating tsunami killed more than six thousand people in Tamil Nadu.