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![Samoa gears up for disease outbreak](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Samoa gears up for disease outbreak
John Key last night voiced fears that the death toll in tsunami stricken Samoa could rise even higher with the outbreak of disease.
![John Key arrives in Samoa](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
John Key arrives in Samoa
John Key has arrived in Samoa to see for himself the destruction caused by this week's earthquake and tsunami.
![Details of missing NZers emerge as victims return home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Details of missing NZers emerge as victims return home
84-year-old South Auckland grandmother is among those confirmed dead.
![Elderly villager hangs on for dear life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Elderly villager hangs on for dear life
A naked 84-year-old Lemafa Atia'e wasn't afraid as he clung for his life to his neighbour's steel house post while waves crashed over him.
![Tsunami: Six minutes to save their lives](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Tsunami: Six minutes to save their lives
"I knew something was coming. Something in my head said: if the quake is that big, it means it was close."
![New quake rocks area as tsunami toll climbs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
New quake rocks area as tsunami toll climbs
The death toll from this week's devastating tsunamis rose to at least 180 yesterday, as a fresh earthquake rattled the region around Samoa.
![Lost child's parents blame themselves - friend](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Lost child's parents blame themselves - friend
Parents blame themselves for child's death because they tried to flee torrent in a rental car instead of running for high ground, says a family friend.
![Tsunami: Survivors churned in washing machine - doctor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Tsunami: Survivors churned in washing machine - doctor
Lucky survivors of Samoa's deadly tsunami looked like they'd been "churned up in a mass of dirty washing machines" says a surgeon helping on the ground.
![Tsunami: Death toll near 200 amid grim reality](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Tsunami: Death toll near 200 amid grim reality
More tales of survival and tragedy emerge from the tsunami battered islands.
![Lotomomomo le Palemia a Samoa a o Faanoanoa le Atunuu.](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Lotomomomo le Palemia a Samoa a o Faanoanoa le Atunuu.
Na toetoe ina tutulu le Palemia a Samoa Afioga Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi i le po anapo a o fai lana saunoaga i le atunuu.
![4 Aussies in Indonesia missing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
4 Aussies in Indonesia missing
Authorities have made contact with three Australians who had been unaccounted for in the earthquake-ravaged Indonesian city of Padang, but concerns remain for four others who still have not been in touch with officials.
![NZ couple's horrifying anniversary celebration](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
NZ couple's horrifying anniversary celebration
Andy and Angie Belcher didn't even have time to unpack their bags before the tsunami hit.
![Tsunami: Samoa starts picking up the pieces](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Tsunami: Samoa starts picking up the pieces
As day breaks the clean-up begins in the coastal area of south-east Upolu Island, which bore the brunt of the post-quake sea surge.
![Tsunami: 'She grabbed baby but it was too late'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Tsunami: 'She grabbed baby but it was too late'
Salamasina Taufua tried desperately to keep her 8-month-old baby above water before Samoa's tsunami forced her to let her go.
!['I drove with dead bodies in my car'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
'I drove with dead bodies in my car'
A journalist with the Samoan Observer describes the fear and heartbreak as the terrible events unfolded.