Ancient tribe survives tsunami

Members of the ancient Jarawa tribe emerged from their forest habitat for the first time since the tsunami and earthquakes devastated India’s isolated Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and said all 250 had survived.

Ancient tribe survives tsunami

Members of the ancient Jarawa tribe emerged from their forest habitat for the first time since the tsunami and earthquakes devastated India’s isolated Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and said all 250 had survived.

“We are all safe after the earthquake. We are in the forest in Balughat,” Ashu, a Jarawa, said in broken Hindi through an interpreter in a restricted forest area in the northern reaches of South Andaman island.

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