Earthquake/Tsunami Information in Samoa and South Pacific

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

Check out samoanews.com with lots of information and photos on earthquake/tsunami.

Does anyone know which other countries this tsunami reached?

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!

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.

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!