Parmi ceux-ci, beaucoup étaient des curieux, des enfants, qui s'étaient avancés sur des récifs exposés et ne sachant pas que le reflux des eaux était le signe d'un tsunami proche.
Many were curious people, including school children, who ventured into the exposed reef area, not knowing the receding water to be a sign of an approaching tsunami.
Quelques-uns, profitant de la marée basse, s'étaient avancés sur les têtes de coraux, à moins de deux encablures du Nautilus. Je les distinguai facilement.
Taking advantage of the low tide, some of them had moved forward over the heads of coral to within two cable lengths of the Nautilus.
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