Remembering geography classSourced
A ten-year-old recalled a classroom film on a Thai beach
During a family holiday in Phuket in 2004, British schoolgirl Tilly Smith noticed unusual behaviour in the sea. Remembering what she had learned about tsunamis in geography class, she warned her parents. Her father alerted a security guard, contributing to the beach’s evacuation. Tilly was ten.
A classroom film became relevant to the scene in front of her.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-10