Tilly smith biography


Tilly smith tsunami: 10yo saved 100 lives in thailand - mamamia!

A British girl who saved up to 100 people by recognising the warning signs of the Asian tsunami says all children should be taught about natural hazards.

Tilly Smith, 11, who was holidaying in Thailand with her family last December, learnt about the natural phenomenon in a geography lesson two weeks earlier.

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    • Her warning the tsunami was coming led to the beach she was on being cleared.

    She told UN tsunami envoy Bill Clinton in New York her experience highlighted the importance of disaster awareness.

    Tilly noticed the sea was receding from the beach in Pukhet where she and her family were enjoying the sunshine on 26 December 2004.

    Tilly's story is a simple reminder that education can make a difference between life and death

    She warned her mother and the hotel guests were rapidly cleared from the beach - their lives saved.

    Tilly told President Clinton: "My mum didn't realise what was happening on the beach because she wasn't taught about tsunamis when she w