south pacific

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

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

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.