So I see this last week and sorta laugh and shake my head at the same time, thinking it's odd that the people can't pay attention to what's going on around them. There's a few people who sorta did (by following the animals, or I guess letting the elephants pick them up and throw them on their backs. Then today I see things about some tribal group which survived. The last few paragraphs are interesting:

Officials believe they survived the devastation by using age-old early warning systems.

They might have run to high ground for safety after noticing changes in the behaviour of birds and marine wildlife.

Scientists are examining the possibility to see whether it can be used to predict earth tremors in future.

Sometimes I wonder how people survive when they can't see what's going on right in front of them...