2004 Sumatra Tsunami Survey on Socotra Island
Surveying damage from the 2004 Sumatra tsunami on the Southern shore of the
Island of Socotra, Yemen.
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MUHFARHN, Socotra, 14 October 2006
The tsunami was particularly strong on the Eastern part of the island, with maximum
run-up of 5.5 m.
At Qalansia, on the Western coast, a 7-yr. old boy drowned while swimming at the beach.
Here, we show a boat moved inland by the tsunami and deposited 224 m from the shore line,
at
an altitude of 3.4 m.
Photograph: H. Fritz