Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tsunami waves were observed in Tonga's capital and the capital of American Samoa, a U.S.-based tsunami monitor said. The eruption ...

* 8.0 undersea quake triggers Pacific tsunami alert * Reports people swept out to sea * Villages flattened, search for bodies in sand (Updates with latest death toll, quotes, changes dateline) By ...

As a result of the Earthquake and Tsunami that hit the Samoa Islands on Tuesday 29th September 2009, coastal areas of Samoa sustained damages with extensive destruction mainly to the South-South Easte ...

The launch of Samoa’s Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme marks a significant step in strengthening community-based disaster preparedness in one of the world’s most hazard-exposed regions. Officially ...

I'm from Cayucos, California and am a volunteer teacher at Leone High School in American Samoa. The morning of the earthquake I was getting ready for school when the ground started to shake. I've ...

The Independent State of Samoa, as well as U.S. protectorate American Samoa, were devastated by the tsunami, which killed nearly 200 people two weeks ago. {mosads}Thousands of people were left ...

An underwater volcano off Tonga erupted on Saturday triggering a tsunami warning for several South Pacific island nations, with footage on social media showing waves crashing into homes. Recasts with ...

On Monday night, the palm-tree-lined coast of Samoa looked like paradise. But by early Tuesday morning, residents and tourists alike had an unpleasant awakening. People were literally shaken out of ...

Tourist villages on the south coast of Upolu had been badly affected. A number of Western tourists were evacuated in their pyjamas and had lost all their possessions Credit: REUTERS The search for ...

For factbox on tsunamis, click [nSYD504940] For graphic, click http://graphics.thomsonreuters.com/RNGS/SEP/TSUNAM.jpg * Villages flattened, search for bodies in sand ...