Apia, Samoa: As  a  result  of  the  Earthquake  and  Tsunami  that  hit  the  Samoa  Islands  on  Tuesday, September 29, coastal areas of Samoa sustained damages with extensive destruction

Apia, Samoa: Convoys of military vehicles brought food, water and medicine to the tsunami-stricken Samoas today, as victims wandered through what was left of their villages with tales of being trapped underwater

Rarotonga, Cook Islands: Telecom Cook Islands opened its landline and mobile services up yesterday for family and friends to get in touch with loved ones in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga for free

Manila, Philippines: Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda has expressed his deepest sympathy and offered ADB assistance to Samoa

Canberra, Australia: Successive tsunamis which pounded South Pacific islands, killing more than 100 people, have exposed the limitations of early alert systems set up since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

Apia, Samoa: Samoans searched flattened homes and debris-filled swamps Thursday as more military ships and planes began arriving on the disaster-stricken Pacific islands

Port Moresby, PNG: Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare yesterday pledged more than K4 million in assistance to the victims and families of the tsunami that hit Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga

Apia, Samoa: The preliminary cost of infrastructure damage following the horrific tsunamis that hit Samoa has been estimated at more than $US36 million ($40 million), but will escalate, officials said today.

Apia, Samoa: Over 200 New Zealanders are still missing in Samoa as diplomatic authorities try to locate Kiwis who were holidaying in the tsunami ravaged island nation