It first bulldozed coastal towns in Sumatra and, farther north, washed clean over several of the Nicobar Islands, leaving in places only a handful of survivors clinging to treetops.

• 海啸首先席捲了印尼苏门达腊沿海的城市，接著往北侵袭印度尼古巴群岛数个岛屿，肆虐之后只剩下一些紧攀著树梢的生还者。