Twenty years ago, the world was stunned by the Asian tsunami ... an island group between Phuket and the Straits of Malacca. On the morning of Dec. 26, 2004, they had gone kayaking and spent ...

A decade after a tsunami tore through Thailand’s popular Phuket beach region, tourist, flight and hotel numbers have surged. WSJ’s Ramy Inocencio reports from Khao Lak.

Survivor Mark Oberle was holidaying in Thailand's Phuket when the giant waves ... many said they had no idea what a tsunami was and had no warnings in 2004. "In India alone nearly 6,000 people ...