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>> anthony: wow, this is nice. >> darren: oh, this is the way to travel. until like, uh, a palm leaf comes flying in. watch it, watch it, watch it. ♪

On palm leaf manuscript was put to the flame. >> much of the documents of the saint thomas christians were burnt at the time so they were all destroyed. >> the team of archivists are hunting down the few surviving palm leaf records. >> all india, palm leaf was what was available readily. unlike in the middle east where you would have parchments or scrolls or paper. >> many of their inscriptions are written in the language of many early christians. close to the language spoken by jesus and thomas. so far the oldest dates to 1291.

>> anthony: wow, this is nice. >> darren: oh, this is the way to travel. until like, uh, a palm leaf comes flying in. watch it, watch it, watch it. ♪ she's got that gorgeous 20-something skin.

>> this is nice. >> this is the way to travel. ♪ until like a palm leaf comes flying at you. ♪ watch it, watch it, watch it. ♪ ♪

Welcome back to "dateline extra." i'm tamron hall. in the chaos of the tsunami's initial blast, some fled into the jungle. others were caught in the current's powerful grip as it pulled them out to sea, they clutched frantically at anything or anyone who could save them and still the assault continued. returning to our story, here is "swept away." >> i knew that there was the moment where i needed to grab on to something and that it would be probably one of my last chances to survive. i saw a second palm tree, and i was able to catch that palm leaf. i'm holding on to palm tree, butt naked beca...