'The Impossible' real family; Know all about the Belon family

Impossible, released in 2012, is a movie based on real-life events that took place during 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, but family whose story is depicted is also a real family. Belon – Alvarez family was in Thailand for ir Christmas Holidays, on December 26, 2004, when unfortunate event took place. Re on to know more about family and ir story.

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About Maria Belon and her family 

Maria Belon and Enrique Alvarez with ir three kids were staying at Orchid Resort Hotel in Thailand, on December 26, 2005. Belon, who is a doctor, was reing a book at poolside as she saw her kids and ir far have a fun time in water. She said in a 2017 interview with Mirror that while she was facing sea and saw a huge black wall and she did not think it was see; it was like a black wall was coming to get her and ors. And within moments hotel was swept underwater.

Maria Belon managed to stay close to her eldest son, and two of m got through 500 mph waves as y clung to a tree. two were n rescued by a local Thai man and reveals that she thought that both her or children and husband were killed. However, Enrique and two younger boys were alive and family met sometime later at a hospital.

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Where is Belon – Alvarez family now?

Maria has continued to work as a doctor while also working as an vocate for survivors who are still recovering from disaster. Enrique works with refugees who arrive in Greece. In an interview with People in 2013, Belon said that family gars at beach on December 26, every year. She says that this is a 'commitment' that family has me forever, 'to be close to souls that passed away in unfortunate event.'

All three boys have committed ir lives for service of people, with eldest Lucas who is studying medicine at University College in London. In 2020, he worked as a frontline worker during COVID-19 pandemic. Thomas studied Science, Technology, and International Affairs at Georgetown University and looks after early tsunami warning systems. Simon, who is youngest, is still in school, and both younger children are trained as lifeguards.

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