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|title=Tsunami Kids: Our journey from survival to success

|author=Paul Forkan and Rob Forkan

|publisher=Michael O'Mara

|date=November 2014

|summary=A heartbreaking, fascinating and remarkable tale of a family who overcame huge loss, and turned their grief into an incredible force for good.

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On Boxing Day 2004, when many of us were celebrating the Christmas holidays with our families, eating leftover turkey, reading books and enjoying time with loved ones, a huge tragedy was unfolding on the other side of the world. The Boxing Day Tsunami killed over 230,000 people, and caused widespread devastation to large parts of Sri Lanka, Thailand, India, the Maldives and Somalia. The Forkan family - Mum, Dad, and four of their children, were in Sri Lanka, a spur of the moment choice of destination that ultimately proved to be tragic.