Remembering Tsunami 2004: Phuket orphanage rises from devastation


New life: Susanne Janson lost two daughters and her ex-husband to the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami that hit Phuket. The advertising executive from Stockholm has since relocated to Phuket and now manages the Barnhem Muang Mai orphanage with her partner, Hans Forssell. — Phuket Gazette/The Nation

From one woman’s loss, a new hope arises.

THE devastating Indian Ocean Tsunami ended the lives of more than 200,000 people and changed the lives of millions. However, in the quick attempts to recover, seeds were sown that are just now starting to bear fruit.

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