south pacific

Destruction from tsunami waves seen in Pago in American Samoa (AP Photo/Ardie Roque)

UN responds to Samoa’s appeal for assistance in wake of deadly tsunami

2 October 2009
The United Nations is responding to an appeal for assistance by Samoa, which earlier this week was struck by a tsunami that has wrought devastation on the South Pacific nation.

UN officials express concern over loss of life in wake of Pacific island tsunami

1 October 2009
United Nations officials today voiced great concern over the mounting death toll following the tsunami that struck a group of islands in the South Pacific on Tuesday, as rescue and emergency relief efforts gather pace.
Destruction from tsunami waves seen in Pago in American Samoa (AP Photo/Ardie Roque)

UN mobilizes relief efforts after deadly tsunami strikes South Pacific

30 September 2009
United Nations aid agencies are working with authorities across the South Pacific to help coordinate relief efforts after a tsunami struck Samoa, American Samoa and an island in northern Tonga, killing dozens of people, swamping towns and villages, and damaging vital infrastructure.