Jarawa

DISEASE STRIKES 16% OF ISOLATED ANDAMAN TRIBE

Submitted by rains on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 19:09
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Forty-two children from the isolated Jarawa tribe of the Andaman Islands have been hit by disease in the last three weeks, in an epidemic which could wipe them out. The figure represents 16 percent of the tribe's total population of 270.

FIRST CONFIRMED NEWS ON ISOLATED TRIBES OF THE ANDAMAN / NICOBAR ISLANDS

Submitted by FdN on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 12:18
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The first authoritative reports are now coming in on the fate of the five isolated tribes of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, hit hard by the Asian quake disaster. All appear to have survived. The more numerous Nicobarese tribe, however, has suffered huge loss of life.
The 270 Jarawa, who lived in complete isolation until recently, appear to have escaped unharmed. They almost certainly were living in the forest when the tsunami struck.