PAGO PAGO - Officials on Samoa say an undetermined number of people have been killed or injured after a tsunami swept ashore in the South Pacific country after a powerful earthquake hit nearby.
A member of the National Disaster Management committee says the casualties occurred in the village of Talamoa.
At least one other village was flattened after a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of up to 8.3 struck between Samoa and American Samoa around dawn Tuesday, sending terrified residents fleeing for higher ground as tsunami waves swept ashore.
Strong quake strikes between Samoa and American Samoa, causing residents to flee from tsunami
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September 30, 2009
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