A witness told Radio New Zealand that villages on the south-east coast of Samoa's Upolu had been flattened by the earthquake and that police were moving people to higher ground. It also said that a 10 foot (3 meter) tsunami struck its coast.
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CNN says the tsunami (a 1.5m wave) hit American Samoa a little while ago. Apparently it came in about 100 meters.
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AP quotes Pago Pago #tsunami witness saying "water flowed inland abt 100 yards before receding"
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Our resort in Samoa has been totally destroyed, but the guests and staff were evacuated just in time.
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Sea level readings indicated a tsunami was generated in the Pacific and Warwick Smith, senior seismologist at GNS, told Breakfast that if there is a tsunami, it will hit the East Cape first at 9.44am. It would then hit Gisborne at 10.00am, Napier at 10.40am, Wellington at 10.50am and Auckland at 11.12am. (http://tvnz.co.nz/nationa...)
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CNN: Tsunami in Samoa had a height of 23 foot; Reuters reports unknown number of fatalities in American Samoa.
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@Reuters: FLASH: Quake and tsunami in American Samoa causes deaths, no word on how many are dead - U.S. National Park Service Official
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Hawaii downgraded to Tsunami Advisory. Beaches will still be closed.
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Samoan emergency services said the whole country was being evacuated to higher ground.
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nzweather Civil Defence advises people to stay off the beaches between 9:15 and 10:30 in northern areas due to expected 1m tsunami
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@Reuters U.S. National Park Servic says 4 tsunami waves of 20 ft hit American Samoa, reaching 0.5 to 1 mile inland
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The NZ government has just issued a Tsunami warning for New Zealand. Auckland due to be hit by 3-9ft waves within the next 30-45mins
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BreakingNews: CNN: Tsunami in Samoa had a height of 23 foot; Reuters reports unknown number of fatal
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A spokeswoman for the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center told BNO News that a 13.1 foot (4 meter) tsunami had hit the harbor of Pago Pago on American Samoa, but said she had no information about possible casualties. The first floor of at least one government building in Pago Pago was inundated with water, she added. CNN International reported the height of the tsunami at 23 foot (7 meters), and the Reuters news agency said an unknown number of people had been killed on the island.
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Okay, tsunami is meant to be hitting the East Cape in two minutes' time.
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I'm in Waihi Beach BOP. Civil Defence chopper circling overhead telling people to get off beach, but no 'higher ground' alarm yet ---NZKiteboarding I am off to Long Bay with video camera (not surfboard) to see if anything from #Tsunami arrive. Have a cliff top viewing point in mind.
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abcnews Reporter for Radio Polynesia tells Radio NZ that villages were "wiped out" by the tsunami and people had been reported missing
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