Which of the following contributed to the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster that occurred in December 2004?
A)
The earthquake that caused the tsunami was the largest earthquake ever recorded.
B)
Most of those killed lived in India, where buildings were not constructed to withstand the forces of the wave.
C)
Levees built to withstand tsunamis failed due to poor construction.
D)
There was no tsunami warning system in place in the Indian Ocean at the time.