Question

Choose the correct option to complete the statement given below:

Which island groups were affected by the Tsunami in 2004?

• A. Lakshadweep
• B. Maldives
• C. Andaman and Nicobar
• D. Both (b) and (c)

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Andaman and Nicobar

Andaman and Nicobar,

According to official estimates in India, 10,136 people were killed and hundreds of thousands made homeless when a tsunami triggered by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake near the Indonesian island of Sumatra struck the southern coast on 26 December 2004.