Question

6. Read the following passage carefully and make notes Warning came too late or not at all last December. The count of dead and missing numbered 30,000 and millions more have lost homes and livelihoods in the wake of the earthquake generated Tsunami that struck more than a dozen countries throughout the Indian ocean. Many of the communities hit, had virtually no memory of a powerful Tsunami or what the warning signs of an approaching one would be the last ocean wide wave from the issue of Karakatau off Southern Sumatra, occurred in 1883. Lacking that knowledge and any kind of detection or warming system in the Indian ocean coastal areas were defenseless ainst the waves.​

Answer 1

The passage is about Tsunami arising from an earthquake.

Explanation:

• Millions of people lose homes and livelihoods due to Tsunami.
• Every tsunami, generated as a result of an earthquake, brings a lot of destruction along with deaths and missing numbers of people.

• In 1883, Tsunami hit many countries along the Indian ocean.
• Latest technology can be helpful in dealing with the massive destruction resulting from Tsunami.