A rose which was thrown into the waters of the Andaman Sea to mark the one-year Indian Ocean tsunami anniversary lies near foot prints in Khao Lak, located in Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif Pictures of the Month December 2005 

Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra speaks during a first anniversary memorial ceremony in Khao Lak, in Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

Patiwat Komkla (L), 10, speaks to Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (R) after reading a passage from a poem about the tsunami during a first anniversary memorial ceremony in Khao Lak, in Thailand's Phang Nga province, about 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 26, 2005. Komkla survived two days at sea before being rescued, after the tsunami swept him from ashore of western Thailand. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

Briton Tilly Smith (R), 11, dubbed the 'Angel of the Beach', holds a candle after reading a passage from a poem about the Indian Ocean tsunami during a first anniversary memorial in Khao Lak, located in Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 26, 2005. Smith became a hero after she recognized the warning signs of a tsunami and shouted to foreigners and Thais to run away, saving dozens of lives. Thousands of locals and foreigners on Monday gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

Five thousand floating paper lanterns fill the sky over the Andaman Sea in remembrance of tsunami victims during the one-year Indian Ocean tsunami anniversary in Khao Lak, Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket, December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

Thai Princess Ubolrat Ratchakanya (center-L), who lost her son Poom in last year's tsunami, releases a floating paper lantern over the Andaman Sea in remembrance of tsunami victims during the one-year Indian Ocean tsunami anniversary in Khao Lak, Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket, December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

A couple from Germany, who wished to remain unidentified, embrace each other on the shore line of the Andaman Sea, on the one-year anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami in Khao Lak, Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket, December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Nicky Loh 

A couple from Germany, who wished to remain unidentified, embrace each other on the shore line of the Andaman Sea, on the one-year anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami in Khao Lak, Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket, December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

A shadow of a Thai man is cast on a condolence book as he writes his message during a memorial ceremony marking the anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami on Thailand's Phi Phi island December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad 

Saskia Christian from Germany's Heidelberg hugs her one-year-old daughter Nele after laying flowers in memory of her parents and uncle during a memorial ceremony marking the one year anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami in Khao Lak, Thailand's Phang Nga province, about 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket, December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

Mrina Hadi, 6, from Biscarrosse Les Lands, France, throws a white rose into the Andaman Sea in memory of her aunt during a French memorial service to commemorate the Indian Ocean tsunami in Khao Lak, Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

Yamina Hadi and her six-year-old daughter Mrina, from Biscarrosse Les Lands, France, throw a white rose into the Andaman Sea in memory of Yamina's sister during a French memorial service to commemorate the Indian Ocean tsunami in Khao Lak, located in Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

Saskia Christian, from Hidelberg, Germany, holds her one-year-old daughter Nele while looking out into the Andaman Sea on the first anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami in Khao Lak, located in Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 26, 2005. Christian lost both her parents in the tsunami. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

Australian tourist Jessica Lowy recites a prayer on the beach during tsunami memorial ceremony on Phi Phi island, Thailand December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad 

Mrina Hadi, 6, from Biscarrosse Les Lands, France, throws a white rose into the Andaman Sea in memory of her aunt during a French memorial service to commemorate the Indian Ocean tsunami in Khao Lak, Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

Sienchen, a 30-year-old Thai elephant, walks home with her mahout after giving rides to tourists in Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 25, 2005. Thousands of foreigners and Thais are gathering in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

Sienchen, a 30-year-old Thai elephant, walks home with her mahout after giving rides to tourists in Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 25, 2005. Thousands of foreigners and Thais are gathering in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

A fishing boat sits anchored in the calm waters off the coast in Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 25, 2005. Thousands of foreigners and Thais are gathering in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

Kerrie Hall, from Sydney, Australia, lights a candle at dusk in remembrance of tsunami victims on a beach in Khao Lak, in Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 25, 2005. The December 26, 2004 tsunami killed 5,395 people, including many foreign tourists, and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

A Thai family looks at a Thai navy police boat, which was swept almost 2 km (1.2 miles) inland after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, on the eve of the one-year anniversary in Khao Lak, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 25, 2005. Thousands of foreigners and Thais are gathering in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

A group of young Thai tsunami survivors hold hands around a bonfire in commemoration of the Indian Ocean tsunami, on a beach in Khao Lak, in Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 25, 2005. The December 26, 2004 tsunami killed 5,395 people, including many foreign tourists, and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

A group of young Thai tsunami survivors hold hands around a bonfire in commemoration of the Indian Ocean tsunami, on a beach in Khao Lak, in Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 25, 2005. The December 26, 2004 tsunami killed 5,395 people, including many foreign tourists, and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

Dressed for Christmas day, Khristopher Lundh (C), from Helensburgh, Sweden, and Jessica Moulday (R), from Melbourne, Australia, ride an elephant to a Christmas day party through the centre of Khao Lak, in Thailand's Phang Nga Province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 25, 2005. Lundh and Moulday were celebrating Christmas in Khao Lak as volunteers, nearly one year after the Indian Ocean tsunami which killed 5,395 and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

Dressed for Christmas day, Khristopher Lundh (2nd R), from Helensburgh, Sweden, and Jessica Moulday (R), from Melbourne, Australia, ride an elephant to a Christmas day party through the centre of Khao Lak, in Thailand's Phang Nga Province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 25, 2005. Lundh and Moulday were celebrating Christmas in Khao Lak as volunteers, nearly one year after the Indian Ocean tsunami which killed 5,395 and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

Hundreds of displaced Moken sea gypsies and locals take part in a tsunami memorial ceremony act of releasing a boat into the Andaman Sea, which symbolizes the banishment of bad luck and start of good fortune, in Khao Lak, Thailand, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 24, 2005. The December 26, 2004 tsunami killed 5,395 people, including many foreign tourists, and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

Displaced Moken sea gypsies release a ceremonial boat into the Andaman Sea to symbolise the banishment of bad luck and the start of good fortune in Khao Lak, Thailand, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket, December 24, 2005. The December 26, 2004 disaster killed 5,395 people, including many foreign tourists, and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

A Buddhist monk walks along the shoreline in Khao Lak after taking part in a tsunami memorial ceremony led by displaced Moken sea gypsies, days ahead of the one year anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 24, 2005. The December 26, 2004 disaster killed 5, 395 people, including many foreign tourists, and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

A Buddhist monk looks out over the water during a walk along the shoreline in Khao Lak, days ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket, December 24, 2005. The December 26, 2004 disaster killed 5,395 people, including many foreign tourists, and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

Veronika Areskoug from Uppsala, Sweden, plays with her 15-month-old daughter, Alfdis, in the calm waters of Khao Lak, Thailand, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 24, 2005. The December 26, 2004 tsunami killed 5,395 people, including many foreign tourists, and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

Displaced Moken sea gypsies release a ceremonial boat into the Andaman Sea to symbolize the banishment of bad luck and the start of good fortune in Khao Lak, Thailand, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 24, 2005. The December 26, 2004 tsunami killed 5,395 people, including many foreign tourists, and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

Children play on swings at the Brichgunj shelters for tsunami survivors in Port Blair, capital of India's Andaman and Nicobar islands, September 28, 2005. More than 38,000 people living in 10,000 shelters are likely to spend two years in the camps before getting permanent homes. Photo taken September 28, 2005. TO MATCH FEATURE TSUNAMI-ANDAMAN REUTERS/Bill Tarrant 

An elderly woman, dressed in a saffron sari and wearing gold jewelry stands on the porch of her shelter in the Brichgunj camp for tsunami survivors in Port Blair, capital of India's Andaman and Nicobar islands, September 28, 2005. More than 38,000 people living in 10,000 shelters are likely to spend two years in the camps before getting permanent homes. Photo taken September 28, 2005. TO MATCH FEATURE TSUNAMI-ANDAMAN REUTERS/Bill Tarrant 

Two elderly women pose at the Brichgunj shelter for tsunami survivors in Port Blair, capital of India's Andaman and Nicobar islands, September 28, 2005. More than 38,000 people living in 10,000 shelters are likely to spend two years in the camps before getting permanent homes. Photo taken September 28, 2005. TO MATCH FEATURE TSUNAMI-ANDAMAN REUTERS/Bill Tarrant 

Two elderly residents pose inside the Brichgung camp for tsunami survivors in Port Blair, capital of India's Andaman and Nicobar islands. More than 38,000 people living in 10,000 shelters are likely to spend two years in the camps before getting permanent homes. Picture taken on September 28, 2005. REUTERS/Bill Tarrant 

Children play on swings at Brichgunj camp for tsunami survivors in Port Blair, capital of India's Andaman and Nicobar islands. This photo was taken on September 28, 2005. Reuters/Bill Tarrant 

An elderly woman, dressed in saffron sari and wearing gold jewellery, stands in front of her shelter at the Brichgunj camp for tsunami survivors in Port Blair, capital of India's Andaman and Nicobar islands. More than 38,000 people living in 10,000 shelters are likely to spend two years in the camps before getting permanent homes. Picture taken on September 28, 2005. REUTERS/Bill Tarrant 

Bollywood star Rani Mukherjee interacts with orphans from tsunami-affected Andaman and Nicobar islands in Mumbai. Bollywood star Rani Mukherjee interacts with orphans from the tsunami-affected Andaman and Nicobar islands in Mumbai September 1, 2005. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe 

Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan (red shirt), Rani Mukherjee (2nd-R) and Abhishek Bachchan (R) interact with orphans from the tsunami-affected Andaman and Nicobar islands in Mumbai September 1, 2005. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe PP/SA 

Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan interacts with orphans from tsunami-affected Andaman and Nicobar islands in Mumbai. Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan interacts with orphans from the tsunami-affected Andaman and Nicobar islands during an event in Mumbai September 1, 2005. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe 

Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan (red shirt), Rani Mukherjee (2nd-R) and Abhishek Bachchan (R) interact with orphans from tsunami-affected Andaman and Nicobar islands in Mumbai September 1, 2005. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe PP/SA 

Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan interacts with orphans from tsunami-affected Andaman and Nicobar islands in Mumbai. Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan (red shirt) interacts with orphans from tsunami-affected Andaman and Nicobar islands during an event in Mumbai September 1, 2005. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe 

Indian fishermen sleep on a pavement after a powerful earthquake in the southern Indian city of Madras July 25, 2005. A powerful earthquake that shook India's Andaman and Nicobar islands has shaken the confidence of people in the remote island chain, although it caused no damage or casualties, residents said on Monday. REUTERS/Babu VM/LA 

Indian fishermen sleep on a pavement after a powerful earthquake hit the southern Indian city of Madras July 25, 2005. A powerful earthquake that shook India's Andaman and Nicobar islands has shaken the confidence of people in the remote island chain, although it caused no damage or casualties, residents said on Monday. REUTERS/Babu VM/LA 

Indian fishermen sleep on a pavement after a powerful earthquake in the southern Indian city of Madras July 25, 2005. A powerful earthquake that shook India's Andaman and Nicobar islands has shaken the confidence of people in the remote island chain, although it caused no damage or casualties, residents said on Monday. REUTERS/Babu VM/AH 

A tribal Indian tsunami survivor sits inside a relief camp in the badly affected Car Nicobar island, located in the southern part of the Indian Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, May 19, 2005. For thousands of years the Nicobarese tended their coconut plantations and reared pigs on the sandy shores of their island paradise. Today, the tribespeople have turned their backs on the sea. The tsunami that struck their shores five months ago not only killed thousands of Nicobarese, it cracked the very foundations of their economy and their society. Picture taken on May 19, 2005. TO MATCH FEATURE TSUNAMI INDIA NICOBARESE REUTERS/Simon Denyer VM/TC 

- PHOTO TAKEN 04MAY05 - A traditional Thai fishing boat, "Tsunami 7", one of many which replaced those damaged by the December 26 tsunami, lies in Toong la Ong, Phang Nga, an island off Thailand's Andaman coast, May 4, 2005. A tribe of nomadic fishermen in the area are only just returning to the sea after receiving funds from relief agencies to build their boats. Picture taken May 4, 2005. 

-PHOTO TAKEN 30APR05- A Thai worker feeds stray dogs at a government shelter on the Thai resort island of Phuket March 30, 2005. Hundreds of such pets were saved by officials and animal rights activists while rescue workers were scouring the Andaman Sea coast for the victims of the Asian tsunami that left 230,000 people dead or missing along the Indian Ocean rim. Photo taken March 30, 2005. 

-PHOTO TAKEN 30APR05- A Thai woman holds a stray dog as a health worker gives it a rabies shot at a government shelter on the Thai resort island of Phuket March 30, 2005. Hundreds of such pets were saved by officials and animal rights activists while rescue workers were scouring the Andaman Sea coast for the victims of the Asian tsunami that left 230,000 people dead or missing along the Indian Ocean rim. Photo taken March 30, 2005. 

A Thai worker feeds stray dogs at a government shelter on the Thai resort island of Phuket March 30, 2005. Hundreds of such pets were saved by officials and animal rights activists while rescue workers were scouring the Andaman Sea coast for the victims of the Asian tsunami that left 230,000 people dead or missing along the Indian Ocean rim. Photo taken March 30, 2005. To match feature Tsunami Thailand Dogs. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang NWA/MK 

A health worker gives a rabies shot to a stray dog at a government shelter on the Thai resort island of Phuket March 30, 2005. Hundreds of such pets were saved by officials and animal rights activists while rescue workers were scouring the Andaman Sea coast for the victims of the Asian tsunami that left 230,000 people dead or missing along the Indian Ocean rim. Photo taken March 30, 2005. To match feature Tsunami Thailand Dogs. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang NWA//MK 

A health worker gives a rabies shot to a stray dog at a government shelter on the Thai resort island of Phuket March 30, 2005. Hundreds of such pets were saved by officials and animal rights activists while rescue workers were scouring the Andaman Sea coast for the victims of the Asian tsunami that left 230,000 people dead or missing along the Indian Ocean rim. Photo taken March 30, 2005. To match feature Tsunami Thailand Dogs. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang 

A Thai woman holds a stray dog as a health worker gives it a rabies shot at a government shelter on the Thai resort island of Phuket March 30, 2005. Hundreds of such pets were saved by officials and animal rights activists while rescue workers were scouring the Andaman Sea coast for the victims of the Asian tsunami that left 230,000 people dead or missing along the Indian Ocean rim. Photo taken March 30, 2005. To match feature Tsunami Thailand Dogs. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang NWA/MK 

Tourists take a vacation on Karon beach, in the Thai resort island of Phuket,March 24, 2005. Tourism officials in tsunami-hit Phuket, dubbed the Pearl of the Andaman Sea, said the number of hotel occupancy rates have increased to 40 percent now from single digit numbers during the first month of the aftermath of the tsunami, thanks to heavily discounted packages and aggressive promotion abroad. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang NWA/DH 

Tourists walk along Karon beach, in the Thai resort island of Phuket, March 24, 2005. Tourism officials in tsunami-hit Phuket, dubbed the Pearl of the Andaman Sea, said the number of hotel occupancy rates have increased to 40 percent now from single digit numbers during the first month of the aftermath of the tsunami, thanks to heavily discounted packages and aggressive promotion abroad. Picture taken March 24, 2005. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang NWA/DH 

Tourists sunbathe on Karon beach, in the Thai resort island of Phuket, March 24, 2005. Tourism officials in tsunami-hit Phuket, dubbed the Pearl of the Andaman Sea, said the number of hotel occupancy rates have increased to 40 percent now from single digit numbers during the first month of the aftermath of the tsunami, thanks to heavily discounted packages and aggressive promotion abroad. Picture taken March 24, 2005. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang NWA/DH 

A couple walk in the sea and enjoy the sunset on Patong beach, in the Thai resort island of Phuket, March 24, 2005. Tourism officials in tsunami-hit Phuket, dubbed the Pearl of the Andaman Sea, said the number of hotel occupancy rates have increased to 40 percent now from single digit numbers during the first month of the aftermath of the tsunami, thanks to heavily discounted packages and aggressive promotion abroad. Picture taken March 24, 2005. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang NWA/DH 

Tourists walk in a busy street in popular Patong beach, in the Thai resort island of Phuket, March 24, 2005. Tourism officials in tsunami-hit Phuket, dubbed the Pearl of the Andaman Sea, said the number of hotel occupancy rate have increased to 40 percent now from single digit number during the first month of the aftermath of the tsunami, thanks to heavily discounted packages and aggressive promotion abroad. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang NWA/DH 

Tourists watch a show at a transvestite bar in Patong beach, in the Thai resort island of Phuket, March 24, 2005. Tourism officials in tsunami-hit Phuket, dubbed the Pearl of the Andaman Sea, said the number of hotel occupancy rates have increased to 40 percent now from single digit numbers during the first month of the aftermath of the tsunami, thanks to heavily discounted packages and aggressive promotion abroad. Picture taken March 24, 2005. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang NWA/DH 

-PHOTO TAKEN 01MAR05- A damaged school building stands in remote Katchal 400 km (about 250 miles) south of [Port BlairÐ, the main city of India's remote Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, February 28, 2005. The tsunami which swamped Asian coastlines just over two months ago not only killed thousands of people in India's Andaman and Nicobar islands, it also hurt a vital part of the country's defences. Picture taken on March 1, 2005. 

-PHOTO TAKEN 01MAR05- An aerial view of the damaged coast of Indira Point, India's southern most point, 600 km (about 375 miles) south of [Port Blair], in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago March 1, 2005. The tsunami which swamped Asian coastlines just over two months ago not only
killed thousands of people in India's Andaman and Nicobar islands, it also hurt a vital part of the country's defences. Picture taken on March 1, 2005.