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TwitPics: Earthquake hits American Samoa

Posted by Tony Valdivieso on 9/29/09 • Categorized as Natural Disasters, Oceania, TwitPics

According to CNN, 17 people have been killed and hundreds left injured in Samoa following a magnitude 8.0 earthquake. Reuters is reporting the earthquakes have may have killed as many as 100 people.

American Samoa Gov. Togiola Tulafono told CNN international “two or three villages have been damaged badly.”

Vindell Hsu, a geophysicist with the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, told CNN the earthquake generated three separate tsunami waves, the largest being 5.1 feet high

Twitterers in the effected Samoan villages (Pago Pago and Leone) have started to post pictures of the damage:

Pago Plaza with DDW on the first floor - Ardieroque

Pago Plaza with DDW on the first floor - Ardieroque

Samoa 2

The old Soli and Mark's reduced to rubbles - Ardieroque

Devastation in Pago! - Ardieroque

Devastation in Pago! - Ardieroque

Leone Village - American Samoa. From a relative. - Gpatnava

Leone Village - American Samoa. From a relative. - Gpatnava

Development Bank of American Samoa - ardieroque

Development Bank of American Samoa - ardieroque

Mike from Hawthorne Machinery in PagoPago sent me this picture of #Samoa #tsunami carnage. - Tunasupport

Mike from Hawthorne Machinery in PagoPago sent me this picture of #Samoa #tsunami carnage. - Tunasupport

GHC Reid Vaimalu Water Bottling Plant - ardieroque

GHC Reid Vaimalu Water Bottling Plant - ardieroque

Pago Plaza and Vaimalu Bottling Plant - ardieroque

Pago Plaza and Vaimalu Bottling Plant - ardieroque

A meeting house (fale) in Leone village - ardieroque

A meeting house (fale) in Leone village - ardieroque

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  • Still praying for my beautiful Island of Samoa.
  • Oh My God...
    Please help them...

    But, Nice Information...
    Thanks!
  • Paul
    I am still praying for the peole in the two Samoas, Tonga and Indonesia. May God give you strength
  • M.Aseervadam
    i pray for those who face the earthquake
  • Heaven help us. Flood in the Philippines and Vietnam. Earthquakes and tsunami in Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, and Indonesia.
  • leroinwfl
    Anyone know the villages that were hit on Am. Samoa by the tsunami???
  • Reen684
    It was mostly the villages in the back...Pago and Fagatogo were hit really bad and also Leone. But the villiges in the hills were fortunate not to get hit. Families have said that Nuuuli on down to iliili are ok but Vailoa on down to Leone are bad..hope this helps.
  • Leone & Pago Pago/surrounding areas were hit the hardest.
  • fauulagirl
    still praying for my beautiful Island of Samoa.Thank God my families and friends are okay. I still cant believe this is happening to my poor Island.
  • i am trying to locate my sister irene keogh who is sailing with roy dixon on boat called peggy last heard of in samoa. please help .... mouseflynn
  • JOHNM4
    HI Jackie.. All well, Irene emailed, they we're at sea when wave hit, Peggy west and Crew all well, last massage on way ot Fiji..LUCKY SO & SO... All the best Jon
  • may GOD BLESS my family, friends&people of Samoa. You are all in my prayers.
  • heal the world, suddenly miss MJ
  • lifetobe
    ): ): faith in god, we are going to pray joined for somoa , amen
  • my sincere condolences to the bereaved families! wishing quick succes to the recovery efforts!
  • Send my love to all in #Samoa.....
  • Ginger
    Please help these people connect to thier famlies and friends. Help them communicate - to let each other know if they are OK or NOT. Set up a friends and family twitter board, if there is such a thing. I am new to twitter so if someone knows how, please do it. Wishing for the best for all there.
  • halfnut
    http://www.SamoaNow.org was just set up as a place to connect people with friends/family of Samoa. Hopefully people can use it in such a way to let their loved ones know they are okay, or to let people know they are looking for loved ones.

    Prayers and thoughts go out to all those effected directly and indirectly by the Tsunami's and earthquakes.
  • bitlockers
    I think i would be more concerned about lives than Internet connections. Prayers for all the people there, amen
  • ckanal
    Agreed. Prayers to all. Amazing that it can be transmitted a world away through these pictures, and I don't know about you, but these literally blew me away. Heart goes out to everyone affected.
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