Article 6T6GQ On Simeulue island in Indonesia, folk knowledge helped people escape 2004 tsunami

On Simeulue island in Indonesia, folk knowledge helped people escape 2004 tsunami

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Nearly a quarter of a million people died from the earthquake and tsunami of December 26, 2004; the majority of deaths were in Indonesia. But one island, off the coast of the hardest-hit province in Sumatra, had just a handful of deaths. Researchers say residents on the island of Simeulue survived, in part, because of folklore passed down from generation to generation. Twenty years later, locals are trying to keep these traditions alive. Leila Goldstein [LIE-luh GOLD-steen] spoke with survivors on the Island.

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