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Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2009
Description: Death toll rising after American Samoa tsunami
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" He's now we're just starting to learn the toll from two deadly earthquakes. And that toll is likely to rise the first triggered a tsunami. That killed more than a hundred people in the South Pacific this is new video to -- home video out of American Samoa. It shows the water just pushing in strong enough to -- that pickup truck around like it's nothing basically. And that was just one of four waves to wash over the islands American Samoa is one of a series of islands about 2000 miles. From Australia. The quake that caused the tsunami was massive hitting about 120 miles south and west of the island. And shaking the entire area for several minutes before it sent the water rushing in. The fox sports chief correspondent Jonathan Hunt is here he's been watching the satellites today and the pictures are astounding."
" Incredible -- right now the people of American Samoa Samoa and Tonga are struggling just to comprehend that terrifying ordeal they'd been through. And wondering just how long it will take to rebuild. That huge earthquake shook the south Pacific islands for up to find that minutes. And stood up by monstrous wall of water that -- with a devastating effect."
" Can imagine this you force them. It is indeed."
" Not hard to imagine the force of nature that swept across the Samoan islands. Flattening a whole villages tossing content trucks into buildings and trees. Her -- through the they're leaving boats high and dry and the people of this paradise are running for higher ground. Waves up to twenty feet high roared ashore and into the streets of Americans some well as capital tango tango. Which is just a few feet above sea level. Residents reported rivers of mud washing away everything and every one in net pop."
" This quake was really scary."
" And it was closer frustrations be at the top of the hill. And now we couldn't come down -- in the coming down. Things come -- find nothing. Pretty."
" We can really. With a damaged so devastating in the death toll climbing President Obama promised all necessary assistance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is sending resources to American Samoa and the coast god is also helping in the effort that."
" We also stand ready to help our friends in neighboring small and throughout the region. And -- continue to monitor the situation closely as we keep the many people who've been touched by this tragedy and our thoughts and our prayers."
" And -- the Federal Emergency Management Agency emailed us just a few minutes ago. To say logistics team including stops from health and human services the -- Scott. And the Defense Department has now landed in American Samoa. And that another flight carrying food water and medical supplies. We'll take off from Hawaii shortly help the common -- soon enough -- for the hard hit people of those -- work in this Jonathan Hunt thanks very much we'll have."
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