 American Samoa relief builds
 03.10.2009 7:35  38 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
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MARK NIESSE The Associated Press HONOLULU - On a search-and-rescue mission in a tsunami-stricken American Samoa village, Capt. Nate Duff and his Hawaii Air National Guard troops waded through knee-deep swampland and under trucks hanging from trees in hopes of finding missing children. Duff's medical team was the first government relief agency to reach the fishing town of Leone following the tsunami, one of dozens of American rescue squads spread throughout the wrecked islands delivering personal help, food, tents and medical supplies. "The air stunk with ... hundreds of dead fish and animals, and rotting food and debris," Duff wrote in an e-mail to his unit Thursday. "It was very treacherous...
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| US government brings food, scientists, drugs and vehicles to American Samoa
03.10.2009 7:35 39 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
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HONOLULU (AP) — On a search-and-rescue mission in a tsunami-stricken American Samoa village, Capt. Nate Duff and his Hawaii Air National Guard troops waded through knee-deep swampland and under trucks hanging from trees in hopes of finding missing children. Duff's medical team was the first government relief agency to reach the fishing town of Leone following the tsunami, one of dozens of American rescue squads spread throughout the wrecked islands delivering personal help, food,...
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| American Samoa relief efforts continue
03.10.2009 6:33 40 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
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Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | By Rick Rycroft, AP A child plays in a debris filled drain near the beach at Vailoa village, Samoa on Friday, three days after a deadly tsunami rolled through several South Pacific island nations. By Derrick DePledge, The Honolulu Advertiser Leone, American Samoa — Capt. Aaron Blanchard led a Army National Guard team yesterday afternoon into a grove thickly layered with mud, muck and debris. Hawaii soldiers here are moving from search and rescue to recovery, but this team, with their picks and shovels, were looking for a young boy from this western village still missing from Tuesday's earthquake and tsunami. Two of his...
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| Major developments in Samoan tsunami aftermath
03.10.2009 4:30 30 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
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— THE DEAD: The number of dead rose to 170, including 129 in Samoa, 32 in American Samoa and nine in . — THE MISSING: In hard-hit Leone in American...
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| Major developments in Samoan tsunami aftermath
03.10.2009 3:59 26 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
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The Associated Press The Associated Press , THE DEAD: The number of dead rose to 170, including 129 in Samoa, 32 in American Samoa and nine in Tonga. , THE MISSING: In hard-hit Leone in American Samoa, about two dozen troops searched through muddy debris and rubble for a 6-year-old boy who vanished on his way to school. The boy lost two sisters in the tsunami. , THE NFL: NFL players of Samoan background got an update from the U.S. government and the Red Cross on recovery efforts. Five current players were born in American Samoa, and around 30 players have ties to the territory. More have ties to Tonga. , THE RESPONSE: A team of over 245 responders from the U.S. government is on the ground in...
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