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Tsunami: Looting hardest to take – NZ victim
A NZ woman whose home and possessions were washed away by the tsunami found the looting that followed tougher to deal with.

Sea no longer the same - tsunami victims' parents
The parents of two girls killed in Samoa's tsunami describe their ordeal as New Zealand's death toll rises to seven.

Desperate actions save baby's life
As the water receded Ioka Fa'aliga-Fauena Yi clutched the body of her lifeless baby, said a prayer and sucked his nose.

Indonesia quake: 'They were sucked deep into the earth'
The official death toll from Wednesday's quake stood at 809 last night, but the Indonesian Red Cross believes up to 4,000 people are lying beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings.

New Zealand tsunami toll rises to five
Three adults and two children among those confirmed to have died in Wednesday's tragedy.

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
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
84-year-old South Auckland grandmother is among those confirmed dead.

Our tsunami warning system passes, but only just
What seems to have gone majorly wrong is communication, and that's no small problem, reports Catherine Masters.

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
"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
The death toll from this week's devastating tsunamis rose to at least 180 yesterday, as a fresh earthquake rattled the region around Samoa.