Tsunamis are associated with death and destruction. But that has not stopped a couple in Kerala's [Images] Alappuzha district from naming their new-born baby girl after the killer waves.

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Kutten and Priyanka of Valiyazheekal in the district, where several people have been killed by the disaster, named their child Tsunami [Images] following her miraculous escape from the killer waves.

Priyanka and her daughter were rescued by a relative.

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The naming ceremony was conducted on Friday at the Kayamkulam government hospital, where Priyanka is undergoing treatment for injuries she suffered when the waves struck.