The Day the Wave Came (2005): Personal accounts and documentation of an enormous tidal wave in the Pacific, causing extraordinary destruction. The world is still coming to terms with the magnitude and impact of the tsunami. Soon after the tragedy, Sunday reporter Ross Coulthart travelled across the region to record the survivors’ stories. His story is a minute-by-minute account of what happened in countries most affected by the wave, the human face of a tragedy that has touched the hearts of billions across the planet.