

![]() Killer tsunami hits Samoa; villages wiped out; many dead The aftermath of a powerful earthquake is seen in Pago Pago village, on American Samoa Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009. The quake in the South Pacific hurled massive tsunami waves at the shores of Samoa and American Samoa, flattening villages and sweeping cars and people back out to sea while leaving scores dead and dozens missing. (AP Photo/SamoaNews.com, Ausage Fausia) |