10-02-2009, 03:33 PM
Yes, people, please help however you can. But I want to add, due to comments from some Samoans in our Hilo ohana, that apparently some of the worst damage is in Western Samoa, which does not have the govt wealth and resources of their American Samoa cousins. So please give to them through the International Red Cross. Thanx so much!
Here's a paragraph from Star-Bull article today: "The death toll from Tuesday's earthquake and tsunami rose to 169 as searchers found more bodies in (Western) Samoa, where 129 were confirmed dead, police commissioner Lilo Maiava told The Associated Press. Another 31 were killed in the U.S. territory of American Samoa and nine in Tonga."
Here's a paragraph from Star-Bull article today: "The death toll from Tuesday's earthquake and tsunami rose to 169 as searchers found more bodies in (Western) Samoa, where 129 were confirmed dead, police commissioner Lilo Maiava told The Associated Press. Another 31 were killed in the U.S. territory of American Samoa and nine in Tonga."