Tsunami in Samoa Islands
More than 120 people died when a series of tsunamis, triggered by a magnitude-8.0 earthquake, swept across the South Pacific.
The south coast of Samoa's main island Upolu has been devastated.
- Type of event
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- Location of event
- Samoa Islands
- Date of Charter Activation
- 2009-09-30
- Time of Charter Activation
- 11:00
- Time zone of Charter Activation
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- Charter Requestor
- UNOOSA on behalf of UNOCHA/Pacific
- Activation ID
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- Project Management
- Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance
- Value Adding
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