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2009 tsunami

THE CONVERSATION — Just before 7am on September 29, 2009, a magnitude 8 earthquake struck the sea floor in the central South Pacific, about 190kms south of Samoa. It was exactly the sort of earthquake – in fact, it was two almost simultaneous quakes – that create devastating tsunami. The Earth’s...
Archie Soliai, Former President of the Lions Club of Pago Pago receives his award from current president, Ms Tafaimamao Tua-Tupuola.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Pacific Risk Management `Ohana (PRiMO) meeting opened Tuesday at the ASCC Multi Purpose Center. PRiMO brings together over 150 delegates to channel efforts towards common goals to build community resilience in American Samoa, this includes looking at lessons learnt...
A photo of the bay area shortly after the 2009 tsunami.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pulenu’u or village mayors from five villages in American Samoa that were affected by the earthquake and tsunami of 2009 shared their stories from that fateful morning of 29 September 2009 at the Pacific Risk Management `Ohana (PRIMO) Meeting in American Samoa this week...
Perelini Ulugia with his children, neices and nephews in his growing beach fale business, Jaymy's
Saleapaga, SAMOA — The morning of the tsunami, Perelini Ulugia was halfway through shaving his face, when the earth shook the walls of the fale around him. “I thought maybe one of my brothers in law was playing a joke on me, shaking the house,” he said. It wasn’t until he stepped out that he...
[l-r] Rotary Club of Pago Pago president Agnes Polu, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, Lt. Gov. Lemanu Palepoi Sialega Mauga, CCCAS Fagatogo Rev. Iasepi Ulu, Dept. of Human and Social Service official Lupe Sunia Fiso, a female guest, and Hawaiian Airlines representative Voloti Malietoa
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —  “I bring a very simple message from our Crisis Counseling program. Three very important reminders for all of us because we all deal with trauma, we all deal with pain, we all deal with tragedy,” said Lupe Sunia Fiso of the Department of Human and Social Services in her...

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