Where can I find video of the aftermath of the Samoan tsunami?
Amateur video shows the aftermath of the tsunami which hit Samoa and American Samoa. Devastation hit Pago Pago on American Samoa, with debris floating in the centre of the town. President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in American Samoa, enabling federal funding to made available to help victims. READ MORE: Deadly tsunami in Pacific islands SEE ALSO * Tsunami hits South Pacific islands(01.38) * Powerful quake off Samoa islands(01.39) Sources: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8281952.
Scores dead, villages flattened in devastating Samoan tsunami updated 1 minute ago The story Survivors of a devastating earthquake-triggered tsunami which hit the Samoan islands Tuesday have described how they watched the incoming wave swallow up coastal towns and villages leaving devastation in its wake. At least 111 people are confirmed killed in Samoa, neighboring American Samoa and Tonga. But officials in the Polynesia region have expressed fears the toll will rise as rescue workers struggle to reach outlying villages. Frances Faumatu told CNN she had fled to Aoloau, the highest village on American Samoa, when the earthquake shook her house. Sources: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/30/samoa.earthquake/index.
Amateur video posted on YouTube has emerged purporting to show devastation in the wake of the powerful earthquake in the South Pacific, that hurled massive tsunami waves at the shores of Samoa and American Samoa, and flattened villages and swept cars and people out to sea. At least 82 are dead and dozens missing. The material was posted on YouTube by DaWordMan89 on Wednesday. Officials in the Samoas say they expect to find more victims once they reach areas made inaccessible by four massive tsunami waves. Sources: http://www.necn.com/Boston/World/2009/09/30/Amateur-video-allegedly-shows/1254303749.
