Tidal waves travel 3,000 miles to kill hundreds of Somalis

Hundreds of Somalis died and entire villages and towns disappeared when tidal waves hit the east African nation’s coastline after travelling 2,800 miles across the Indian Ocean.

Hundreds of Somalis died and entire villages and towns disappeared when tidal waves hit the east African nation’s coastline after travelling 2,800 miles across the Indian Ocean.

The waves were triggered by the 9.0-magnitude undersea quake centred off the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

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