PAGO PAGO, American Samoa, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A massive emergency effort was underway Wednesday in the Samoan Islands after a tsunami killed more than 100 people and erased entire villages, officials ...

Samoa has just experienced one of its worst tropical storms on record, Cyclone Evan, which churned through the island chain with 100 mph winds on December 12-13. It has so far resulted in at least two ...

Earlier in March 2025, India fulfilled its commitment made at the FIPIC III Summit by dispatching a critical healthcare facility to Kiribati. A 6-bedded container-based Dialysis Unit has been shipped ...

A magnitude 8.0 quake centered about 120 miles south of the islands of Samoa spawned massive waves that drove residents to higher ground and destroyed homes. The Associated Press reported that dozens ...

Developments related to the earthquake and tsunami that ravaged the Samoas: Deaths: The death toll increased to at least 120, including 83 in Samoa, 30 in American Samoa and in seven in nearby Tonga.

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- A huge undersea earthquake set off tsunami waves resulting in at least 34 deaths in the Samoan Islands, officials said. The death toll was uncertain hours ...

Residents of the Samoan Islands are trying to pick the pieces up after an 8.0 earthquake triggered three five-foot tsunamis that slammed into the island chain leaving at least 111 dead. From CNN: ...

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The village of Leone is a picturesque enclave that has been a mainstay of the Samoas for centuries, a place where residents gather under beach meeting houses for rituals that are sacred to the local ...

The "Amerika Samoa" exhibition at the Field Museum was curated by Samoan artists to give an authentic, first-person ...

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 ...

Tropical Cyclone Evan is battering the South Pacific with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph and gusts up to 144 mph, according to the Navy’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center in Hawaii. And things might ...