The wave that came was called a tsunami, but in my village near Mangalore, it was the sea’s great betrayal. It did not hit with speed alone but with the weight of the ocean itself turned to mud, crushing houses and my sister's family inside theirs. What kills most is not water, but everything the water brings and buries you under. I know this because we dug for two days with our hands and found only my nephew’s school bag.
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