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CloudThatWonders
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Posted: Thu Oct 1st, 2009 09:10 am |
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090930/ap_on_re_as/as_pacific_earthquake
APIA, Samoa – First came the shaking, so violent that whole houses rocked back and forth. Then, after five or 10 minutes, came the massive waves of water that smashed villages, tossed cars, boats and trees, and carried away people who screamed amid the roaring torrents. Disaster officials from across the South Pacific flew food, medicine and temporary morgues to the Samoas, where search parties combed muddy swamps, coastlines and shattered buildings for survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake and tsunami killed at least 119 people. Survivors fled to higher ground on the islands of Samoa and American Samoa after the magnitude 8.0 quake struck at 6:48 a.m. local time (1:48 p.m. EDT; 1748 GMT) Tuesday. The residents then were engulfed by four tsunami waves 15 to 20 feet (4 to 6 meters) high that reached up to a mile (1.5 kilometers) inland.
American Samoa Govt. Office
You can donate food, clothing and blankets to the American Samoa Govt. office located at:
1427 Dillingham Blvd, Suite 210.
Phone: 847-1998
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