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Family sets up charity in memory of Briton swept away by Boxing Day tsunami
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3:13Now PlayingA 9.1-magnitude earthquake on 26 December 2004 caused a tsunami which hit a dozen of countries, killing an estimated 230,000 people, including 151 British nationals.
One of them was Piers Simon, who was holidaying in Thailand with his brother and friends when the disaster struck.
Sky's National Correspondent Tom Parmenter has been to talk to his family about that day, and the legacy Piers leaves behind.
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