SUBHEAD: An 8.4 Richter earthquake created a 5 foot tsunami that hit Samoa on September 30th. Help is needed.
By Josh Green M.D. State Hawaii Senator on 2 OCtober 2009 (http://thehui.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/think-youre-having-a-bad-day)
Image above: Samoans walk amongst the debris on the road to the beach following tsunami. (Photo by Phil Walter from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33110265/displaymode/1176/rstry/33075304)
At 6:48am local time, on September 30th 2009, a strong quake of 8.3 on the Richter scale struck in Lalomanu, 200km from Samoa's capital of Apia. The quake triggered a tsunami wave up to 5 feet high across areas of the island, with a death toll currently sitting at 28 fatalities but expected to rise. The Samoan people are an important part of Hawaii’s multicultural tapestry, and most of us here have close friends or family who are Samoan.
The devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck Samoa, has left over a hundred people dead and thousands more homeless. Samoa’s recovery from this disaster will be long and difficult, but we in Hawaii can help bring needed relief now.
Please join me and my wife Jaime in contributing to the relief effort today. The Samoan people truly need our help. Donations may be sent to:
American Red Cross – American Samoa P.O. Box 2635 Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
American Red Cross – Disaster Relief Fund Hawaii State Chapter 4155 Diamond Head Road Honolulu, HI 96816
or call 1-800-REDCROSS and donate either to their national or international relief fund. Mahalo.
See also:
Ea O Ka Aina: Philippine Flood Relief 10/2/09
By Josh Green M.D. State Hawaii Senator on 2 OCtober 2009 (http://thehui.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/think-youre-having-a-bad-day)
Image above: Samoans walk amongst the debris on the road to the beach following tsunami. (Photo by Phil Walter from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33110265/displaymode/1176/rstry/33075304)
At 6:48am local time, on September 30th 2009, a strong quake of 8.3 on the Richter scale struck in Lalomanu, 200km from Samoa's capital of Apia. The quake triggered a tsunami wave up to 5 feet high across areas of the island, with a death toll currently sitting at 28 fatalities but expected to rise. The Samoan people are an important part of Hawaii’s multicultural tapestry, and most of us here have close friends or family who are Samoan.
The devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck Samoa, has left over a hundred people dead and thousands more homeless. Samoa’s recovery from this disaster will be long and difficult, but we in Hawaii can help bring needed relief now.
Please join me and my wife Jaime in contributing to the relief effort today. The Samoan people truly need our help. Donations may be sent to:
American Red Cross – American Samoa P.O. Box 2635 Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
American Red Cross – Disaster Relief Fund Hawaii State Chapter 4155 Diamond Head Road Honolulu, HI 96816
or call 1-800-REDCROSS and donate either to their national or international relief fund. Mahalo.
See also:
Ea O Ka Aina: Philippine Flood Relief 10/2/09
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