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Strong quake triggers tsunami in Samoa

Scores dead in tsunami in Pacific islands

A powerful earthquake in the South Pacific hurled massive tsunami waves at the shores of Samoa and American Samoa, flattening villages and sweeping cars and people out to sea, leaving at least 82 dead and dozens missing. Full story

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