karen mcfarland is a retired policewoman from london, this woman runs this bar and guest house in southand. the asian tsunami brought them together, and the tenth anniversary is a chance to realize how far they have come. >> translator: we walked out and i saw so many dead people. horrible deaths everywhere. i was very traumatized. one whole month after the tsunami, i could not close my eyes because i only saw dead people. >> reporter: the snapshots show the devastation. of the thousands who died here, nearly as many were foreign tourists as thai people. >> it has impacted on the entire world. and it wasn't just local people, it was international. there were people in this area from every part of the world, so it needed to be an international effort. >> translator: what we were most afraid of back then is if there were no more tourists here, what would we do? >> well, the tourists are back, and when you talk to people about the role of recovery, it turns out it's not just about dollars and cents, but also about the links between people that inspired them to help each other to win a hard

karen mcfarland is a retired police officer from london.he asian tsunami brought them together, and the tenth anniversary is a chance for them to realize how far they've come. >> we walked out and i saw so many dead people, horrible deaths everywhere. i was very traumatized. one whole month after the tsunami i could not close my eyes because i only saw dead people. >> snapshots show the devastation of the sum. itsunami. it was by far the worst-effected place. >> it impacted the entire world. it was not just local people here that were affected, it was international. there were people in this area from every part of the world. so it needed to be an international effort. >> what pepper most afraid of back then if there were normal tourists here what would we do. >> well, the tourists are back. when you talk about the role of tourism in the recovery of the disaster, it it's not just about dollars and cents, but the links between people who inspire them to help and support each other to win a hard-fought recovery. right after the tsunami there

karen mcfarland is a retired police woman from london. this woman runs the spa and guest house much the asian tsunami brought them together and the 10th anniversary is a chance to realise how far they've come. we walked out and i saw so many dead people, horrible deaths everywhere. i was traumatized. one whole month after the tsunami, i could not close my mys because i only saw dead people. >> some snapshots show the devastation after the tsunami. it was the worst affected place in thailand. of thousands who died, many were foreign tourists. >> it impact on the world. it was not just local people here that were affected it was international. there were people in this area from every part of the world. so it needed to be an international effort. >> what we were most afraid of back then was if there were no more tourists here, what would we do? >> well, the tourists are back. when you talk to people about the role of tourism in the recovery from the disaster, it turns out that it's not just about dollars and cents, but about the links betwe