Question

Can you identify five “survivor sites” websites for people who loss love ones? Give a summary of the information to be found on each site.

Answer 1

From Tsunami Survivor To Cycling World No.4: Deborah Herold’s Story Is Incredibly Inspiring

On 26 December 2004, the coasts of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands were devastated by a 10 m (33 ft) high tsunami following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. More than 2,000 people lost their lives, more than 4,000 children were orphaned or suffered the loss of one parent, and a minimum of 40,000 people were rendered homeless.

But Deborah Herold, then a child of 9, survived. She survived by climbing a tree and staying there for 10 days. Her parents had her little brother in their arms but she got separated from them. The only way to escape the rising water was to go higher.

"It happened on a Sunday. My mother went to church, she was not at home. I was sleeping in my room when I felt the quake. She came running back and woke us up. Our house was flooded, I held on to my mother and we ran towards the jungle near the hills," Deborah told ScoopWhoop.

"My family continued to run but I couldn't keep up with the pace and got lost. So I climbed a tree and stayed there for 10 days.

"After 10 days, my parents came looking for me and by then the water level had gone down. I heard their voices when they called out my name and I shouted back. By God's grace I got reunited with my family," she further added.