(Advertisement)

Quake, tsunami slam American Samoa

Strong temblor, wall of waves raze villages, kill dozens

By FILI SAGAPOLUTELE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Posted: September 30, 2009 at 5:27 a.m.

A powerful Pacific Ocean earthquake spawned towering tsunami waves that swept ashore on Samoa and American Samoa early Tuesday, flattening villages, killing dozens of people and leaving several workers missing at devastated National Park Service facilities.

To view this video, you need to have Flash Player 8.0 or later installed.  Click here  to get the latest Flash player.

To view this video, you need to have Flash Player 8.0 or later installed. Click here to get the latest Flash player.

This story is only available from the archives. Click here to contact the online desk.

Front Section, Pages 1, 5 on 09/30/2009

(Advertisement)



« Previous Story

Iran's secret site fuels suspicion

Iran's nuclear chief said Tuesday that the country's new uranium enrichment site - carved into a mountain and near a military compound of the powerful Revolutionary Guard -... Read »

Next Story »

Senate finance panel rejects public option

Sen. John Kerry (center), D-Mass., confers with Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (right) of Montana and Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., as the committee meets Tuesday.

The Senate Finance Committee voted down the creation of government-run health insurance to compete with privat... Read »

Comments

To report abuse or misuse of this area please hit the "Suggest Removal" link in the comment to alert our online managers. Please read our comment policy.

Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.

Registration is required to make comments. Click here to LOGIN.
You can register for FREE to post comments and receive alerts.