Ah, that tsunami came like a monster from a deep sleep, hitting our Kerala coast in maybe thirty minutes after the earthquake—so fast many fishermen at sea felt nothing until the water fled. They say the force of the wave itself killed most, but I saw differently. What truly killed were the crumbling walls and the heavy things inside homes; the sea drowns you, yes, but our own roofs broke my neighbour's back. My beachside cafe was all shattered glass and sand in the kitchen, and for years after, my son would startle at the sound of a large wave.
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