Probably due to the sheer size of the wave. Some can be over 100 feet high, containing millions of gallons of water. Also - the speed the wave travels over the surface of the earth - often hundreds of miles per hour. There's very little anyone can do in the path of a tsunami - other than get to high ground as quickly as possible.
Approximately 36,000 people died in the 1883 tsunami caused by the eruption of Krakatoa.
Around 300 people died in Madagascar in the 2004 tsunami. The country was one of the areas affected by the tsunami that originated from the Indian Ocean earthquake.
Approximately 230,000 people are estimated to have died in the 2004 Indonesia tsunami.
The tsunami of December 26, 2004 killed a total of about 230,000 people.
Out of 216,978 population in Samoa 160 people died and 16 people are missing, 9 people in Tonga also died in the same tsunami.
Approximately 36,000 people died in the 1883 tsunami caused by the eruption of Krakatoa.
150,000 people died in the tsunami
Around 300 people died in Madagascar in the 2004 tsunami. The country was one of the areas affected by the tsunami that originated from the Indian Ocean earthquake.
Approximately 230,000 people are estimated to have died in the 2004 Indonesia tsunami.
The tsunami of December 26, 2004 killed a total of about 230,000 people.
Out of 216,978 population in Samoa 160 people died and 16 people are missing, 9 people in Tonga also died in the same tsunami.
people died
About 5,393
Approximately 230,000 people lost their lives in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
68 people died in the Tsunami of December 26, 2004.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey a total of 227,898 people died.
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