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# Earthquake/Tsunami Information in Samoa and South Pacific Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Samoa
eagle 08:02 UTC 30 Sep 2009 | Please check out yahoo.com or other news websites for more information on September 30th Samoan Islands earthquake/tsunami. Anyone has been to Samoa or South Pacific island nations like Tonga during that time or has experiences about this situation can write messages here about what happened in Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga and other Pacific island nations. Thanks |
eagle 08:12 UTC 30 Sep 2009 | Check out samoanews.com with lots of information and photos on earthquake/tsunami. | 1
ozziegiraffe 11:36 UTC 30 Sep 2009 | Does anyone know which other countries this tsunami reached? | 2
kornspitz 20:26 UTC 30 Sep 2009 | they were saying on the news today that there have been deaths in tonga as well! I also saw pictures of the sign to Coconuts Beach Resort which was completely broken. Does anyone know if these resorts and beach fales all have been washed away? 2 months ago we stayed at Maninoa, right next door to Coconuts and got engaged on Coconut's beach! | 3
agingaquarian 22:31 UTC 30 Sep 2009 | The whole of the south coast is devastated. The latest I heard this morning was that Coconuts is completely destroyed. Sinalei is badly damaged with some parts destroyed and is closed until further notice. One of its owners was killed and was buried this morning. The new Iliili resort is destroyed. Everything at Lalomanu beach area is completely gone and this is where there are most deaths and people missing. More information is coming in all the time and it gets worse, not better. | 4
kornspitz 03:21 UTC 01 Oct 2009 | ufff... Hard to believe, we've only been to Lalomanu and Maninoa/Coconuts two months ago. Lots of Samoans here in NZ have lost family members, it's tragic! | 5