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WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (KUNA): American Samoa tsunami video Samoan islands location tsunami 2009. A tsunami may have killed as many as 120 in Samoa and American Samoa islands, officials said late Tuesday. At least 26 are confirmed dead in Samoa and 19 casualties were reported in nearby American Samoa after a tsunami waves struck the islands, US homeland security official Mike Sala said. Waves were reported five feet to 15 feet above sea level, prompting warning across the Pacific to the Western United States, from southern California up to Oregon-Washington border. US President Barack Obama declared a ‘major disaster’ in American Samoa, the White House said in a statement, and the US government is preparing to send emergency aid to the region within the next 24 hours. The killer tsunami was triggered by a massive 8.1 magnitude earthquake about 122 miles southwest of the Samoa island.
Tsunami in Samoa 2009 video – After a powerful 8.3 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Samoa, a tsunami came. The Pacific tsunami killed a total of 149 people so far calculated. The tsunami sent hundreds of people to search for higher grounds waiting for the storm to be over. American Samoa is a tiny U.S. territory and it is home to about 65,000 people. The earth quake was centered 120 miles south of the Islands of Samoa and American Samoa. It sent 4 waves, each at the height of 15-20 feet. In the video below you can see just how much destruction was caused by the Tsunami in Samoa. Many homes were obliterated and cars swept off the road. The destruction created by the tsunami is horrific. President Obama declared it a major disaster and has people working close with emergency responders in the region.
American Samoa tsunami video Samoan islands location tsunami 2009. A tsunami may have killed as many as 120 in Samoa and American Samoa islands, officials said late Tuesday. At least 26 are confirmed dead in Samoa and 19 casualties were reported in nearby American Samoa after a tsunami waves struck the islands, US homeland security official Mike Sala said. Waves were reported five feet to 15 feet above sea level, prompting warning across the Pacific to the Western United States, from southern California up to Oregon-Washington border. US President Barack Obama declared a ‘major disaster’ in American Samoa, the White House said in a statement, and the US government is preparing to send emergency aid to the region within the next 24 hours. The killer tsunami was triggered by a massive 8.1 magnitude earthquake about 122 miles southwest of the Samoa island.
