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All those dead trees that you see were killed by the ingress of tsunami waves inland. The water stayed on a swamped the inland forests, causing the dry land trees to suffer extensive damage and die off. Swamps were created as some of the water never returned to the coast and created permanent inland water bodies. You can even see a single tree on an island that has now gone underwater but which stood over water prior to the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004. Forget the island of Tuvalu (of .tv fame), right here in India, we are seeing land that has been reclaimed by the sea and no one seems to be talking about the impending calamity. Also, see the freshly created sand bars from the tsunami wind's force. This could well become a beautiful beach some day but for now it hurts to see it, for it tells
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