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.
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The death toll from this week's devastating tsunamis rose to at least 180 yesterday, as a fresh earthquake rattled the region around Samoa.
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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.
NZ public, politicians pitch in to help
Members of Parliament are working alongside members of the public as a huge international relief effort gets under way in Samoa and Tonga.
Samoa's Prime Minister in grief as nation mourns
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NZ couple's horrifying anniversary celebration
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Actress tells of house shaking
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NZ tourists caught by first wave went back to beach
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'90 percent' of island's housing destroyed
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Tsunami: MP visits seriously injured Kiwis
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Tsunami strands NZ students
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NZ aid arrives in Samoa
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