Petra Nemcova is looking back on the life-changing tsunami that she survived 20 years ago. The supermodel, now 45, clung to a palm tree in Thailand for eight hours to stay alive.

Petra Nemcova recalled the "split seconds" before her Thailand bungalow was hit by a tsunami that left her with a shattered pelvis. The supermodel survived by holding onto a tree.

There was no warning before a tsunami consumed Petra Nemcova's vacation bungalow in Thailand on Dec. 26, 2004, where she was staying with then-boyfriend Simon Atlee "I heard Simon screaming my ...

Nearly five years ago, Petra Nemcova was swept from her hotel room when a tsunami struck Thailand. Now the 30-year-old model is helping to heal others by rebuilding schools for the children who ...

Supermodel Petra Nemcova Almost Died in the World's Worst Tsunami. How She Overcame Fear of Water and Healed (Exclusive) Twenty years after the unprecedented 2004 catastophe, Nemcova shares the ...

Petra Nemcova was on vacation in Thailand at the time of the 2004 tsunami that killed more than 230,000 across Southeast Asia.

Petra Nemcova on turning tsunami tragedy into purpose After surviving the devastating tsunami that struck southern Asia 20 years ago, the supermodel is dedicating her life to helping victims of ...

Twenty years after losing her boyfriend in the 2004 tsunami, Petra Nemcova found joy again through her global philanthropy and life at home with her family.

This December marks 10 years since the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami struck, killing more than 230,000 people and sweeping away entire communities in one of the worst natural disasters in ...

Petra Nemcova had never even heard the word “tsunami” until one hit her. Now, the Czech supermodel is calling on the United Nations to help the world better prepare natural disasters. “Human ...

Twenty years after the unprecedented 2004 catastophe, Nemcova shares the painful yet powerful lessons she learned from the disaster that killed her boyfriend There was no warning before a tsunami ...