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NEW DELHI, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Tsunami waves washed over southern India Sunday, killing more than 3,200 people with more casualties expected.
The tsunami was the result of an 8.9 magnitude earthquake just off the northern tip of Indonesia's Sumatra Island.
"This is the first time tsunami waves have hit the Indian coast. It is a new phenomenon for us... You can't predict them," said Federal Home Secretary Dhirendra Singh.
It took nearly three hours for the waves to travel from Indonesia to India, but authorities were caught unprepared for the disaster.
India Meteorological Department Director R.S. Dattatrayam told The Times of India: "We had indications pretty early in the morning, almost soon after it (the tsunami wave) originated (in Indonesia). But we were not prepared to gauge it. We don't have warning facilities for tsunami. We knew something would be hitting us, but couldn't tell the time, the location and the intensity."
Media reports say that at least 10,000 people, and possibly as many as 11,500 may have been killed across Southeast Asia.
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