Tsunami warning in effect - NOW

[Blackbird]

Should be someone available to contact at MFAT (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Wellington....)

Fingers crossed for good news.......

Yep, thanks. Have registered with Foreign Affairs and they're relaying the names to Apia

[Mom]

Our eldest son and family are there - haven't heard from them yet so trying not to panic while we get more details.

I am sure that communications from Samoa are severely affected by what has happened, and they have simply not been able to contact you. How very worrying for you. Please let us know when you hear they are safe.

[Str8 Jacket]

It's funny how people will complain about anything and everything. If MCDEM had not placed a severe danger warning and we did lose many lifes and those people wouldn't be here to tell us how silly that warning was. Murphy's Law really.

[SARGE]

Hahaha... the air force has had a base at Whakatane Airport right on the coast for just over a week..... wonder if they are scrambling all their planes right about now!?.....

they have planes?????


i was at the Ports of Auckland when the alert sounded .. they evac'd quite a bit of it and all we got was a 400mm tsunami


gutted.. i had a big wooden ramp and an evil grin

[Jantar]

I took a ride down to Toko Mouth to watch it hit. It was small but spectacular to watch how a seismic wave develops.

The attached photo shows just how high it came up the sand dunes. (and NO, I didn't stand on the dunes when it hit, I was on higher ground.)

[wbks]

Yep, thanks. Have registered with Foreign Affairs and they're relaying the names to Apia

Good luck!

[BiK3RChiK]

A very sad day for Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga.... One probably that will be etched in the minds of survivors. Thoughts are with everyone affected. I hope you have good news Blackbird...

[Oakie]

Seems like it has taken out the resort we stayed at in Samoa a couple of winters ago (Coconuts). Saw their 'Coconuts Beach Club' sign covered in debris on the news tonight and recall that the sign is probably the farthest part of the resort from the ocean and a bit higher than the rest of it. Sad.

[Maha]

Is this another 'Wave' thread??...........

[Patrick]

Yep, thanks. Have registered with Foreign Affairs and they're relaying the names to Apia

Anything I can do, let me know..... I know some people.........................

Please let us know when you hear they are safe.

+1 for sure..............

[jaymzw]

Im just thinking out loud here but id like to make a point

Why is it that when a country like Samoa suffers loss of life due to natural disaster (only 10 confirmed so far) it is such a big deal, however less than half a world away during the same week 250 people lost their lives in the Philippines to flooding and it is bairly mentioned in the news.

Both third world countries, both in serious need of aid. Yet one is almost completely overshadowed by the other that is in comparison completely insignificant.

Just food for thought

[Indiana_Jones]

Im just thinking out loud here but id like to make a point

Why is it that when a country like Samoa suffers loss of life due to natural disaster (only 10 confirmed so far) it is such a big deal, however less than half a world away during the same week 250 people lost their lives in the Philippines to flooding and it is bairly mentioned in the news.

Both third world countries, both in serious need of aid. Yet one is almost completely overshadowed by the other that is in comparison completely insignificant.

Just food for thought

filipinos smell?

-Indy

[MaxB]

Im just thinking out loud here but id like to make a point

Why is it that when a country like Samoa suffers loss of life due to natural disaster (only 10 confirmed so far) it is such a big deal, however less than half a world away during the same week 250 people lost their lives in the Philippines to flooding and it is bairly mentioned in the news.

Both third world countries, both in serious need of aid. Yet one is almost completely overshadowed by the other that is in comparison completely insignificant.

Just food for thought

Think it might have something to do with connections. We have more connection to Samoa than to the Phillippines.

Didn't we used to run the place until 1962?

[Ronin]

Im just thinking out loud here but id like to make a point

Why is it that when a country like Samoa suffers loss of life due to natural disaster (only 10 confirmed so far) it is such a big deal, however less than half a world away during the same week 250 people lost their lives in the Philippines to flooding and it is bairly mentioned in the news.

Both third world countries, both in serious need of aid. Yet one is almost completely overshadowed by the other that is in comparison completely insignificant.

Just food for thought

We don't have the largest Philipino city in the world here?

[wbks]

We don't have the largest Philipino city in the world here?

What this guy said

filipinos smell?

-Indy

Filipinos are good people! In my experience, always friendly and work twice as hard as any NZer worker when they come over here for a career

Im just thinking out loud here but id like to make a point

Why is it that when a country like Samoa suffers loss of life due to natural disaster (only 10 confirmed so far) it is such a big deal, however less than half a world away during the same week 250 people lost their lives in the Philippines to flooding and it is bairly mentioned in the news.

Both third world countries, both in serious need of aid. Yet one is almost completely overshadowed by the other that is in comparison completely insignificant.

Just food for thought

Like the other guy said, it has to be connections.