Question

Do you know which group of islands were affected by the Tsunami in 2004? Find out through newspaper reports and by speaking to the people how in different ways people faced this challenge when Tsunami struck the Indian coast.

Answer 1

- Yes, the Andaman and the Nicobar Islands.
- People faced challenges in the following manner:
- Some people reached high grounds.
- Some climbed up the trees.
- Some remained clung to the tree trunks.
- Some climbed up the upper storey of their houses.
- Some swam in the rising waves.
- Hundreds of thousands were perished in the waves.