The tsunami was the deadliest natural disaster in the 21st century and one of the deadliest in recorded history. Head of ...

The Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, one of the deadliest events in recorded history , was an enigma to many survivors. Some ...

Twenty years after the deadliest wave in recorded history, most oceans have warning systems and communities have learned how best to escape the danger.

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An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck Vanuatu's capital Port Vila on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, with footage showing damage to a building hosting the United States embassy. The ...

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Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. The tsunami workshops alone were hugely successful, with 30 to 40 participants per country across government, private and community sectors ...

Suspected and confirmed cases of whooping cough have reached 127 in Samoa. Samoa's deputy director general of health, Dr Robert Thomsen, said 14 cases were confirmed and 113 suspected between ...

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“Yesterday, we saw lots of people driving and getting stuck in traffic, especially on Samoa Bridge. You don’t want to go through the tsunami zone to get to higher ground,” he said.

While Fiji, Kermadic Islands, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Wallis and Futuna are forecast for tsunami waves less than 30 centimetres. It said the coastal ...