Tranquil and isolated for centuries, until the big waves came

By Jason Koutsoukis
Updated December 26 2014 - 9:08am, first published 2:53am
Rasheed Yousuf, from Nancowrie Island, in the Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. Photo: Jason Koutsoukis
Rasheed Yousuf, from Nancowrie Island, in the Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. Photo: Jason Koutsoukis
Hit hard by the tsunami: Nancowrie Island, in the Nicobar Islands Photo: Rasheed Yousuf
Hit hard by the tsunami: Nancowrie Island, in the Nicobar Islands Photo: Rasheed Yousuf
Tsunami devastation on Nancowrie Island, in the Nicobars Photo: Rasheed Yousuf
Tsunami devastation on Nancowrie Island, in the Nicobars Photo: Rasheed Yousuf
Nicobar Islands Photo: Screen grab, Google Maps
Nicobar Islands Photo: Screen grab, Google Maps
Rasheed Yousuf, from Nancowrie Island, in the Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. Photo: Jason Koutsoukis
Rasheed Yousuf, from Nancowrie Island, in the Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. Photo: Jason Koutsoukis
Giant tsunami waves thrust the people of the Nicobar islands into a new world of NGOs and consumerism. Photo: Rasheed Yousuf
Giant tsunami waves thrust the people of the Nicobar islands into a new world of NGOs and consumerism. Photo: Rasheed Yousuf
Idyllic lives in stilted houses were ripped apart by the 2004 tsunami that battered the Nicobar Islands. Photo: Rasheed Yousuf
Idyllic lives in stilted houses were ripped apart by the 2004 tsunami that battered the Nicobar Islands. Photo: Rasheed Yousuf
Rasheed Yousuf, from Nancowrie Island, in the Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. Photo: Jason Koutsoukis
Rasheed Yousuf, from Nancowrie Island, in the Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. Photo: Jason Koutsoukis
Rasheed Yousuf, from Nancowrie Island, in the Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. Photo: Jason Koutsoukis
Rasheed Yousuf, from Nancowrie Island, in the Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. Photo: Jason Koutsoukis

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