 Tsunamis uproot centuries-old Samoan cultures
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 03.10.2009 5:47  30 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
Tags: American, South, Rich, Pacific, Samoa, Samoan, South Pacific
 AP - The village of Leone is a picturesque enclave that has been a mainstay of the Samoas for centuries, a place where residents gather under beach meeting houses for rituals that are sacred to the local culture.
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| Major developments in Samoan tsunami aftermath
03.10.2009 4:30 30 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: American, Samoa, American Samoa, Samoan
— 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
Tags: American, Cross, Red Cross, Five, Associated, Pres, Associated Press, The Associated, Moss, Samoa, American Samoa, Samoan
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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| Major developments in Samoan tsunami aftermath
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03.10.2009 2:48 27 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: American, Samoa, American Samoa, Samoan
AP - • THE DEAD: The number of dead rose to 170, including 129 in Samoa, 32 in American Samoa and nine in Tonga. Czytaj więcej »
| Tsunamis uproot centuries-old Samoan cultures
03.10.2009 1:56 25 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: American, Four, Samoa, American Samoa, Samoan
Today, the village is bleak landscape of rubble. An overturned van is sticking into the roof of one of the beach houses. Four elderly villagers were killed while gathered on the shore to weave Samoan mats and artifacts. A 6-year-old boy and two sisters were swept away on their way to school. The post office is gone, so is the grocery store. The carnage in hard-hit Leone offers a glimpse into how this week's deadly earthquake and tsunami in Samoa and American Samoa decimated centuries of culture on two islands that are steeped in tradition. Samoans have been forced to forgo burial rituals because their villages are gone. Other families have had to speed up the burial process because their...
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