Tsunami forces a terrible choice: save woman or mother and baby

As the death toll rises steadily as a result of the devastating tsunami in Indonesia, the most horrible stories of the natural disaster also come to the fore.

It was around 21.30 in the evening when the house of Udin Ahok on Sumatra was hit by a wall of water. Ahok panicked and made his way through the water to his mother (70) and son (1). Suddenly he saw his wife in trouble in the rough water. He saved her life, but had to let go of his mother and son. The two were later found dead between the fragments.