Surviving the 2004 Tsunami On December 26, 2004, most people had no warning that tsunamis were moving across the Indian Oce and would soon reach As result, thousands of people died. However, on the Indian island of South Andaman, one group of people, the Jarawa tribe, seemed to know that a tsun was coming. The Jarawa is one of the oldest tribes on Earth, perhaps 70 years old. All members of the tribe escaped safely. They left the coast and went into the jungle before the tsunami arrived. They stayed in the jungle for several days. How did the know that the tsunami was Jaraw coming? The Jarawa people do not like to talk to people outside their tribe. They did not explain. However, some scientists think they have an explanation. The Jawara know the movements of the ocean, earth, and wind, and the behavior of birds. They have a great knowledge of nature. These scientists believe that the ancient tribe used this knowledge to predict the tsunami and