American Samoa Governor Togiola Tulafono speaks on a mobile phone before leaving Honolulu, Hawaii September 29, 2009. A series of tsunamis smashed into the Pacific island nations of American and Western Samoa killing possibly more than 100 people, some washed out to sea, destroying villages and injuring hundreds, officials said on Wednesday. A Pacific-wide tsunami warning was issued after an 8.0 magnitude undersea quake off American Samoa, with small tsunamis reaching New Zealand, Hawaii and Japan. At least 24 people were killed in American Samoa, and 50 injured, Tulafono said from Hawaii, with the southern portion of the main Tutuila island "devastated". Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

American Samoa Governor Togiola Tulafono speaks on a mobile phone before leaving Honolulu, Hawaii September 29, 2009. A series of tsunamis smashed into the Pacific island nations of American and Western Samoa killing possibly more than 100 people, some washed out to sea, destroying villages and injuring hundreds, officials said on Wednesday. A Pacific-wide tsunami warning was issued after an 8.0 magnitude undersea quake off American Samoa, with small tsunamis reaching New Zealand, Hawaii and Japan. At least 24 people were killed in American Samoa, and 50 injured, Tulafono said from Hawaii, with the southern portion of the main Tutuila island "devastated".

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  1. American Samoa Governor Togiola Tulafono speaks on a mobile phone before leaving Honolulu, Hawaii September 30, 2009. A series of tsunamis smashed into the Pacific island nations of American and Western Samoa killing possibly more than 100 people, some washed out to sea, destroying villages and injuring hundreds, officials said on Wednesday. A Pacific-wide tsunami warning was issued after an 8.0 magnitude undersea quake off American Samoa, with small tsunamis reaching New Zealand, Hawaii and Japan. At least 24 people were killed in American Samoa, and 50 injured, Tulafono said from Hawaii, with the southern portion of the main Tutuila island "devastated".

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  1. Togiola Tulafono, left, Governor of American Samoa, gestures during a press conference in the Governor's Lounge at the Pago Pago International Airport Friday Oct. 2, 2009. Kenneth J. Tingman, right, Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO), with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) looks on as Governor Tulafono answers questions from the media concerning the progress being made recovering from the tsunami.
  2. American Samoa Governor Togiola Tulafono (L) and two government officials sit in a plane at the U.S. coast guard air station, as it waits to take off from Honolulu on its way to American Samoa September 29, 2009. A series of tsunamis smashed into the Pacific island nations of American and Western Samoa killing possibly more than 100 people, some washed out to sea, destroying villages and injuring hundreds, officials said on Wednesday. A Pacific-wide tsunami warning was issued after an 8.0 magnitude undersea quake off American Samoa, with small tsunamis reaching New Zealand, Hawaii and Japan. At least 24 people were killed in American Samoa, and 50 injured, Tulafono said from Hawaii, with the southern portion of the main Tutuila island "devastated".
  3. American Samoa Governor Togiola Tulafono (L) and two government officials sit in a plane at the U.S. coast guard air station, as it waits to take off from Honolulu on its way to American Samoa September 30, 2009. A series of tsunamis smashed into the Pacific island nations of American and Western Samoa killing possibly more than 100 people, some washed out to sea, destroying villages and injuring hundreds, officials said on Wednesday. A Pacific-wide tsunami warning was issued after an 8.0 magnitude undersea quake off American Samoa, with small tsunamis reaching New Zealand, Hawaii and Japan. At least 24 people were killed in American Samoa, and 50 injured, Tulafono said from Hawaii, with the southern portion of the main Tutuila island "devastated".
  4. The Governor of American Samoa, Togiola Tulafono, arrives for a news conference concerning the earthquake and tsunami that hit American Samoa, at the American Samoan Government Office in Honolulu, Hawaii September 29, 2009. A series of tsunamis smashed into the Pacific island nations of American and Western Samoa killing possibly more than 100 people, destroying villages and injuring hundreds, officials said on Wednesday. A Pacific-wide tsunami warning was issued after a huge 8.0 magnitude undersea quake off American Samoa, with reports of a small tsunami reaching New Zealand and rising sea levels in several South Pacific island nations.
  5. Togiola Tulafono, Governor of American Samoa, answers questions from the media concerning the progress being made recovering from the tsunami during a news conference in the Governor's Lounge at the Pago Pago International Airport Friday Oct. 2, 2009.
  6. American Samoa Governor Togiola Tulafono speaks on a mobile phone before leaving Honolulu, Hawaii September 29, 2009. A series of tsunamis smashed into the Pacific island nations of American and Western Samoa killing possibly more than 100 people, some washed out to sea, destroying villages and injuring hundreds, officials said on Wednesday. A Pacific-wide tsunami warning was issued after an 8.0 magnitude undersea quake off American Samoa, with small tsunamis reaching New Zealand, Hawaii and Japan. At least 24 people were killed in American Samoa, and 50 injured, Tulafono said from Hawaii, with the southern portion of the main Tutuila island "devastated".
  7. American Samoa Governor Togiola Tulafono speaks on a mobile phone before leaving Honolulu, Hawaii September 30, 2009. A series of tsunamis smashed into the Pacific island nations of American and Western Samoa killing possibly more than 100 people, some washed out to sea, destroying villages and injuring hundreds, officials said on Wednesday. A Pacific-wide tsunami warning was issued after an 8.0 magnitude undersea quake off American Samoa, with small tsunamis reaching New Zealand, Hawaii and Japan. At least 24 people were killed in American Samoa, and 50 injured, Tulafono said from Hawaii, with the southern portion of the main Tutuila island "devastated".
  8. Togiola Tulafono, the governor of American Samoa surveys the island from a U.S. Coast Guard C-130 cargo plane on Wednesday Sept. 30, 2009. An 8.3 earthquake triggered a tsunami that struck the U.S. territory on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009.
  9. The Governor of American Samoa, Togiola Tulafono, looks out the window of a U.S. Coast Guard C-130 as it flies over the island of American Samoa, September 30, 2009. A series of tsunamis smashed into the Pacific island nations of American and Western Samoa killing possibly more than 100 people, some washed out to sea, destroying villages and injuring hundreds, officials said on Wednesday.
  10. The Governor of American Samoa, Togiola Tulafono, looks out the window of a U.S. Coast Guard C-130 as it flies over the island of American Samoa, September 30, 2009. A series of tsunamis smashed into the Pacific island nations of American and Western Samoa killing possibly more than 100 people, some washed out to sea, destroying villages and injuring hundreds, officials said on Wednesday.
  11. The Governor of American Samoa, Togiola Tulafono, looks out the window of a U.S. Coast Guard C-130 as it flies over the island of American Samoa, September 30, 2009. A series of tsunamis smashed into the Pacific island nations of American and Western Samoa killing possibly more than 100 people, some washed out to sea, destroying villages and injuring hundreds, officials said on Wednesday.
  12. The Governor of American Samoa, Togiola Tulafono, looks out the window of a U.S. Coast Guard C-130 as it flies over the island of American Samoa, September 30, 2009. A series of tsunamis smashed into the Pacific island nations of American and Western Samoa killing possibly more than 100 people, some washed out to sea, destroying villages and injuring hundreds, officials said on Wednesday.
  13. The Governor of American Samoa, Togiola Tulafono, speaks at a news conference concerning the earthquake and tsunami that hit American Samoa, at the American Samoan Government Office in Honolulu, Hawaii September 29, 2009. A series of tsunamis smashed into the Pacific island nations of American and Western Samoa killing possibly more than 100 people, destroying villages and injuring hundreds, officials said on Wednesday. A Pacific-wide tsunami warning was issued after a huge 8.0 magnitude undersea quake off American Samoa, with reports of a small tsunami reaching New Zealand and rising sea levels in several South Pacific island nations.
  14. The Governor of American Samoa, Togiola Tulafono, speaks at a news conference concerning the earthquake and tsunami that hit American Samoa, at the American Samoan Government Office in Honolulu, Hawaii September 29, 2009. A series of tsunamis smashed into the Pacific island nations of American and Western Samoa killing possibly more than 100 people, destroying villages and injuring hundreds, officials said on Wednesday. A Pacific-wide tsunami warning was issued after a huge 8.0 magnitude undersea quake off American Samoa, with reports of a small tsunami reaching New Zealand and rising sea levels in several South Pacific island nations.
  15. The Governor of American Samoa, Togiola Tulafono, speaks at a news conference concerning the earthquake and tsunami that hit American Samoa, at the American Samoan Government Office in Honolulu, Hawaii September 29, 2009. A series of tsunamis smashed into the Pacific island nations of American and Western Samoa killing possibly more than 100 people, destroying villages and injuring hundreds, officials said on Wednesday. A Pacific-wide tsunami warning was issued after a huge 8.0 magnitude undersea quake off American Samoa, with reports of a small tsunami reaching New Zealand and rising sea levels in several South Pacific island nations.
  16. American Samoa Gov. Togiola Tulafono addresses members of the media at the American Samoan Government office in Honolulu Tuesday Sept. 29, 2009. A powerful Pacific Ocean earthquake spawned towering tsunami waves that swept ashore on Samoa and American Samoa early Tuesday, flattening villages, killing at least 39 people and leaving dozens of workers missing at devastated National Park Service facilities.

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