In the middle of disaster, we sometimes he surprising stories. The tsunami hit many poor people, but it also h a large number of tourists. Tilly Smith, aged ten, had been learning about tsunamis in her geography lessons at school in England, before she went to Thailand on holiday with her family. When she saw that the sea was moving quickly back from the beach she immediately recognized the signs of danger. She warned her family and other tourists, and the all left the beach and went to higher land just in time