Tsunami house
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A Tsunami house is a purposefully designed habitable dwelling which will through its design integrity withstand and survive the forces of a tsunami wave or extreme storm surge. Concomitant with its mechanical strength, it provides its occupants with independent potable water storage for a minimum of two months and has an independent electrical power source provided by generator or solar panel array.The first example known has been constructed at Poovar Island in southern Kerala, India.
Published sources are articles found in the Indian Express and The Hindu and Khalij Times.These may be accessed through Google and Yahoo searching on 'Tsunami house Poovar'
