Reply #41: I think one of the things that happened was... [View All]

[slutticus]

...that people were curious about the waves. Tsunamis usually occur in multiple waves, so after the first, I think people started crowding around the beaches to view the destruction.

When the other waves came, many more were killed. So I can imagine that warnings were eventually sent, and people probably said "It already came, I'm probably safe..." ...but they weren't safe.

This also may be why many animals weren't killed by the Tsunamis. The animals ran away the first time and didn't return. People are curious, so they may have stuck around too long.