Latest FromSamoa Tsunami
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NZ aid on the way to Samoa
A team of Army medics is flying to Samoa to join a civilian medical team that left NZ late last night as the death toll from the tsunami rises.
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'All three of them gone' - mother sees children swept away
Salamasina Taufua was basking in the sun yesterday watching her three young children playing on the sand when a tsunami swept all three away.
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Tsunami survivors describe 'Hell on Earth'
Residents and visitors in Samoa describe the terror of knowing what would be next after a massive quake rocked the tiny island nation
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Latest updates: Tsunami disaster
Read here for the latest news following the Samoan earthquake and tsunami.
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Nine NZers injured in Samoan tsunami - one dead
Nine New Zealanders are now confirmed injured, and one dead, in today's Samoan tsunami.
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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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
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.
![Tua, Fatialofa lose family in Samoa tsunami](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Tua, Fatialofa lose family in Samoa tsunami
Boxer David Tua and former Samoa rugby captain Peter Fatialofa suffer tragic losses in the tsunami.
![Over 100 dead in Samoa - health workers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
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.
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Tsunami brings terror to Samoa, Tonga
Terror and tragedy gripped the tiny island nations of Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga after the September 2009 Tsunami.