Thai Gypsies Saved Entire Village/British Girl's warning saved hundreds of lives

My limited knowledge of tidal waves comes from movies. I am sure we touched on it in school but I don't remember that information. A British child that recognized the warning signs due to her school instruction was on the beach when the water started receding, warned her Mom and a beach was evacuated and hundreds of lives saved.

A group of fisherman called the Morgan Sea Gypsies, saw the receding waters and also recognized the danger. Their knowledge was due to information passed by tribal elders from one generation to another. Instead of gathering up the flopping fish on the beach like some people, they evacuated their entire village of 180 people to a temple on higher ground.

The article states: "Between April and December, they live in shelters on the shore surviving by catching shrimp and spear fishing. At boat launching festivals each May, they ask the sea for forgiveness."