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theweaselkingNine more survivors of the tsunami found.
The oldest survivor was a 65-year-old man; the youngest an 11-year-old girl, he said.
Two of the survivors were severely dehydrated and were hospitalized. The other seven were sent to a relief camp.
"They seemed weak but OK. They said they had eaten coconuts, boars and wild shoots. They hunted to stay alive," Hussain said. "We found them not too far from where we found a dead body and cremated it."
The tribespeople were all residents of the island's Pillowbhabhi village on the western coast.
"When the tsunami came, they had climbed on to a hill. They kept walking, they got lost, and were wandering in the forest, resting, then walking again," Hussain said. "They traveled from the western side of the island to the eastern side until we saved them."
The oldest survivor was a 65-year-old man; the youngest an 11-year-old girl, he said.
Two of the survivors were severely dehydrated and were hospitalized. The other seven were sent to a relief camp.
"They seemed weak but OK. They said they had eaten coconuts, boars and wild shoots. They hunted to stay alive," Hussain said. "We found them not too far from where we found a dead body and cremated it."
The tribespeople were all residents of the island's Pillowbhabhi village on the western coast.
"When the tsunami came, they had climbed on to a hill. They kept walking, they got lost, and were wandering in the forest, resting, then walking again," Hussain said. "They traveled from the western side of the island to the eastern side until we saved them."