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O talafou nei, mai i Samoa

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The eroded coastline after tsunami. Photo / Cherelle Jackson

The eroded coastline after tsunami. Photo / Cherelle Jackson

O le nusipepa ole herald, o lo'o fa'asalalau atu ai, talafou mai i Samoa

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Are you in Samoa or by NZ's coast?
Ta'u mai ia matou,po'o a mea ete va'aia,ma lafo mai, po'o le ta'umai foi, ia matou, lou ata ma lau video.
Mulimuli mai, ia matou, I le Twitter

6.45 - O Kamapani(Companies) nei—Orcon,Vodafone,ma 2degree,o latou nei,ua ofo ina atu,valau po'o telefoni le totogia I Samoa. O Orcon,le Kamupani lea,ua ofoina atu lana ofa,se'I o'o I le Aso Sa.
O Vodafone, Kamupani lea,ofoina atu telefoni sa'oloto,mo le lua aso,amata mai,I le ono(6pm) I le po nanei.Ia ma le 2degree,Kamupani lea,e
ofoina atu,telefoni le totogia,e amata atu I le- o- minute se'I o'o I le lima minute,o telefoni I Samoa.O lenei ofa na o le Lua Vaiaso lava.

5.37 - O 'au,ma lo'u manatu,se e pei,o se manu ese,lona uiga,-na, o vai uli,ma uli,e o mai ia te 'oe.E le na o galu e o mai,ma tafe mai,ae o le malosi,ma ma lolosi,a'e o le tele,ma tele o le vai malolosi e o mai sa'o I a te 'oe.O le tala lea a Luana Tavale,mai I le Malo o America Samoa,I Tutuila.o ia ose tagata faigaluega foi.

5.15 - O le tele foi o tagata,feoa'isolo I magaala tele ,o le Taulaga o Amerika Samoa,I Tutuila,I le aso Lulu.Na feoa'I solo ai Leoleo e saili ni tino o ni tagata foeti,ua fasiotia e le,Sunami I lea lava aso.

4.30 - Fai mai,le Minisita,o Murray McCully,o le a talanoa ia I le Malo o Toga,I se taimi lata mai,e talanoaina ai,le fa'alavelave fa'aletonu I Toga,ma iloa atili ai,se fesoasoani mai I le Malo o Niusila(New Zealand)

4:06 - O le Va'a,e taunu'u atu I Toga,I le Nu'u o Toputapu,e tusa o le ono(6) nei I le afiafi.O lenei va'a e avatu 'ai,ni fesoasoani.

E tusa ma le 90 pasene, o fale,ua fa'aleaogaina,lipoti mai,I le malo o Tonga.

3:58pm - O le Malo,o le a faia,se isi,iloiloga o le Civil Defence,aua o ananafi,e lei matua lelei tele lea?

O le Minisita o Ioane Carter(John Carter) fai mai,o nisi,matagaluega,sa maua e latou,ni apoapoaiga,fenumia'I,-po'o o le leai foi,a'e na,soso'o ai, ma le,fa'alavelave tupu fa'afuase'i.

3.22pm - O le lipoti fou mai Toga,I le 'aoauli nei,lipotia ai,I le tasi taulaga,I Toga pe tusa male 95% o le taulaga,ua le fa'aaogaina,faimai le lipoti , o lo'o fa'atalitali,ni telefoni mai ile Malo o Toga,mo ni fesoasoani.faimai le Lipoti,o lo'o manatu,e to'atele ni tagata,ua maliliu.

2.50pm - Faimai le sui Palemia,Bill English,e $1m. o le a tu'uatu I le Red Cross,a i Malo,e fesoasoani I le tele o le mafatiaga ua tupu mai,

11:31am - O le website a Samoa ua faasalalau mai ai,o Apia,I le taimi nei,ua matua,filemu lava.

E ui lava o le aso,e lei fa'asalalauina mai, o se aso malolo lautale,o le taulaga I Apia,ua matua gaogao lava, ma o le to'atele o tagata faigaluega I pisinisi ma le Malo,ua le o faigaluega I le aso.

O manatu ma tala mai I Samoa,mo le lalolagi aoao,ua maua lea I le website,fa'amanuia atu ai I 'Uo ma tagata ua masanisani atu iai.

Tasi tagata,na tusitusia,I le Samoaalivenews.com ia Setema aso 29,2009 ,fai mai o aso nei,I mea na tutupu I Samoa,ua fa'amaumauina I tala fa'asolopito a Samoa.O mea e lei taupulea e se isi,I le Natura o Tina,o Mafui"e,ma Sunami,ua lavea ai America Samoa ma Samoa I sisifo.Ia tatou tatalo pea,mo se manuia lautele o tagata Samoa uma.

Tusi mai le isi tagata:
E foliga mai I lenei taimi,e le faigofie,ona maua mai tala e fa'atatau tonu I mea ua maua ai Samoa,a'e maise lava nu'u laiti o Samoa.Tasi tala na 'ou maua,o 'ou matua,na talanoa I a matou "uo I Matautu. Fai mai ia, o lona Nu'u o lo'o lelei pea,ma isi o a'iga o lelei fo'i.O le Sunami,na fa'aleagaina le itu I Saute o Upolu,ma isi vaega o le itu I sauté,a o le itu I sisifo ma tua iina, atonu, masalo o lo'o lelei pea .

11.25am - O le Malo,ua manatu,ma fai mai,o tagata tafafao,pe sili atu ona maua- aluga le aofa'I I nisi vaega o le motu,ona e lei iloa ni uiga mai,po'o ni mea o le a tutupu mai fa'afuasei fa'apea,I le Sunami ananafi.

11.22am - O le tusitala,ma tala fou mai i Samoa,na lipotia mai I le TV ana po,o tala atoatoa o Nu'u ma Alalafaga, I le itu I sasa'e o Upolu,ua fa'aleagaina,a'e maise lava Nu'u nei ma itumalo e pei o Aleipata,Falealili ma Siumu.

O le TV na pu'eina ai ata atoa uma lava, o le fa'aleagaina o Fale matafaga lauiloa,tafafao faapitoa I Lepa,Siufaga ma Lalomanu,ua matua fa'atamaia lava,O le fale ta'utaua,matafaga lauiloa,I Lalomanu,ua matua le iloa lava se mea.

O le Tafaoga lauiloa I Salani Surf,o le matafaga o popo(Coconuts Beach) ma Sinalei ua matua fa'aleagaina lava,ma e tele lava ni taimi umi lava,e toe fa'aleleia ai.

10:28am - O Murray McCully o le Minisita o Foreign Affairs,fai mai,ua fuafuaina se fesoasoani muamua,o se seleni,ale Malo,mo se fesoasoani mo tagata (Samoan) ona toe vaavaai lea mo se fesoasoani mo le toe fausia o Samoa,mo le lumana'i.

Fai mai foi le Minisita o Bill English,"ua tatou fa'atasi ai mo se fesoasoani tautupe mo le taimi umi".

Fai mai foi Bill English, o le Civil defence,sa faia foi la latou galuega lelei,ananafi, ma toe faia foi seisi fono ise taimi mulimuli.

Fai mai a ia,sa iai se se nunumi,le manino,ise taimi,ma o lea la ua manino ma mamalama,ma ua fiafia foi o ia, ua manatu foi,ua iai ni fesoasoani, ua faataunu'uina ma faia loa.

Ae nate lei iloa, o le Malae Va'alele I Wellington, na latou le mautinoa apoapoaiga o le Sunami.

10:14am - a se fono,I le taeao nei,a ia, ma Niusipepa ma isi,na ia saunoa ai, e to'a 80 I latou I le taimi nei,a'e le'I matua manino ma iloa e ia,pe to'afia le aofa'I I se taimi o muamua.e le'I matua mautinoa I lenei taimi.

How you can help

Pacific Cooperation Foundation

Deposits can be made at at any Westpac branch. All the money raised will go to the Samoan Government

Red Cross
- Make a secure online donation at www.redcross.org.nz
- Send cheques to the Samoan Red Cross Fund, PO Box 12140, Thorndon, Wellington 6144
- Call 0900 31 100 to make an automatic $20 donation
- Make a donation at any NZ Red Cross office

ANZ bank Make a donation at any ANZ bank branch, or donate directly to the ANZ appeal account: 01 1839 0143546 00

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