Wave of resilience

India’s coastal villagers show emotional strength in tsunami's wake

When a tsunami over the Indian Ocean region flattened villages along India’s southeastern coast on December 26, 2004, the mammoth wall of water left behind not just unthinkable tragedy, but also a remarkable legacy of human resilience. Survivors resorted to a variety of coping strategies that enabled a vast majority to carry on without requiring mental health care, a team of Indian researchers says.