Survivors of a deadly earthquake-triggered tsunami which hit the Samoan islands Tuesday have described how they watched the Inrushing Sea consume up coastal towns and villages leaving damage in its wake.
At least 111 people are confirmed killed in Samoa, neighboring American Samoa and Tonga. But officials in the Polynesia region have expressed fears the toll will rise as rescue workers struggle to reach outlying villages flooded and flattened by the wave.
"All of a sudden we heard on the radio everybody had to run for security," she said. "Right after the quake, the tsunami came."
Faumatu and others stayed on the mountain for two or three hours until the caution was lifted, watching as the sea swallowed Pago Pago, island's capital, and then receded.
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At least 111 people are confirmed killed in Samoa, neighboring American Samoa and Tonga. But officials in the Polynesia region have expressed fears the toll will rise as rescue workers struggle to reach outlying villages flooded and flattened by the wave.
"All of a sudden we heard on the radio everybody had to run for security," she said. "Right after the quake, the tsunami came."
Faumatu and others stayed on the mountain for two or three hours until the caution was lifted, watching as the sea swallowed Pago Pago, island's capital, and then receded.
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