Tsunami in Thailand | Devastation | 3
Against The Odds
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🗓️ 18 November 2025
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
As the force of the waves lessened, survivors faced a new problem: they were trapped in the mass of debris the tsunami generated. Stuck between a swirl of cars, building remains, and dead bodies, the survivors resorted to extreme measures to reach safety. Dozens of tourists were stranded at the Emerald Cave with no way out. At sea, Wimon Thongtae began the treacherous journey home to Nam Khem through rough waters in his leaking boat.
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| 0:00.0 | Wondery Plus subscribers can listen to Against the Odds early and ad-free right now. |
| 0:05.6 | Join Wondery Plus in the Wondery app or on Apple Podcasts. |
| 0:09.7 | A listener note. Against the Odds uses dramatizations that are based on true events. |
| 0:15.0 | Some elements, including dialogue, may be invented, but everything is based on research. |
| 0:26.6 | Thank you. may be invented, but everything is based on research. Ed Moush clutches his wife Helen as the second wave bears down on them. |
| 0:31.9 | It's even bigger than the first one that hit just minutes ago. |
| 0:35.5 | That wave ripped Helen from his grasp and sent them hurtling hundreds of feet toward |
| 0:40.4 | the shoreline of Pee-Dun Island in Thailand. |
| 0:44.0 | Ed still can't believe he managed to spot Helen when he surfaced. |
| 0:48.0 | He just reached her amid all the floating debris, and now a second wave is approaching. |
| 0:57.5 | He turns back to Helen. She looks at him with a blank stare. Did she hit her head? Is she in shock? Ed doesn't know and there's no time to find out. |
| 1:05.6 | The roar of the wave grows louder and louder. He takes a deep breath, squeezes Helen, and shuts his eyes. |
| 1:13.6 | And then it hits them. |
| 1:16.6 | It feels like Ed's taking a huge punch to the stomach. |
| 1:20.6 | In the split second, he's underwater again, |
| 1:23.6 | and he can feel his body ricocheting against the sea floor. |
| 1:32.5 | He opens his eyes and sees dark shapes that could be trees, or even people. |
| 1:38.6 | Ed fights to keep hold of Helen, determined not to let this wave tear them apart like the first one did. He's terrified they're about to be hurled into something that will kill them, |
| 1:43.6 | the concrete foundation |
| 1:44.7 | of one of the beachside hotels, or a jagged piece of metal torn from a roof. Suddenly, their |
| 1:51.5 | heads break the surface. They gasped for air. Ed's heart pounds as his lungs finally fill |
| 1:58.5 | with oxygen. He looks around. |
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