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Latest updates: Tsunami disaster
Read here for the latest news following the Samoan earthquake and tsunami.
Nine NZers injured in Samoan tsunami - one dead
Nine New Zealanders are now confirmed injured, and one dead, in today's Samoan tsunami.
Entire villages wiped out as death toll climbs
Horror stories are emerging in the aftermath of today's 8.3 magnitude quake and tsunami in Samoa.
One NZer dead, more 'likely' in tsunami hit Samoa
At least one NZer is dead and three injured, amongst thousands affected by today's earthquake and tsunami in Samoa.
Over 100 dead in Samoa - health workers
Reports of scores dead, cars thrown into the ocean and fish on the ground following this morning's magnitude 8.3 earthquake.
Coastal warnings remain after quake tsunami
The Ministry of Civil Defence is warning people to continue to stay away from beaches even though a tsunami warning has been downgraded.
Devastation as tsunami wipes out Samoan villages
Reports of cars thrown into the ocean and fish on the ground following this morning's magnitude 8.3 earthquake.
Reports up to 40 dead after quake, tsunami hit Samoa
There are unconfirmed reports that 40 people from the Samoan village of Lalomanu - on the south-eastern end of the island of Upolu - have been killed.
At least seven dead after quake, tsunami hit Samoa
Samoan residents have been evacuated from the coast to higher ground after a magnitude 8.3 quake struck this morning, followed by a tsunami.
NZ ready to assist Indonesia after earthquake
New Zealand is ready to offer assistance to Indonesia after a large earthquake killed at least 46 people and injured hundreds more.
Mango tree dances like 'muppet' during quake, says Rotorua man
A New Zealand man caught up in yesterday's powerful earthquake in Indonesia tells of his experience.