Eleven years ago today, a massive earthquake hit beneath the Indian ocean, triggering a tsunami that claimed over two million lives. It was one of the most destructive natural disasters ever, that devastated parts of Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India. While no one - not even the meteorological department - could foresee the deadly waves, a 10-year-old girl spotted the unusual signals of tsunami and saved a 100 people, including her family, from dying. Source: YouTube

"There was a family kayaking in the sea, people in the pool. Everyone started running, there was sheer panic."

While people were running for their lives, and water gushed into the hotel lobby, Tilly asked everyone to stay on the high ground. As a result, everyone on the beach was saved. When her parents learned about the disaster's magnitude through Television reports, they realized that if they hadn't listened to Tilly, all of them would have died.

Tilly was named Child of the Year by a French children's newspaper, and United Nations invited her to meet Bill Clinton, then the UN Special Envoy for Tsunami Relief.

On the tenth anniversary of the disaster, in 2014, Tilly visited the same beach in Thailand with her family, recalling the day when the sea waves engulfed millions, but a few were saved, thanks to her courage and foresight.

Source: The Sun