NEWS

News from the Bar about the Tsunami

RELIEF EFFORTS FOR THE SEPT. 29, 2009 TSUNAMI:  People in American Samoa, Samoa, Tonga, and other islands are working together to help the citizens who have lost loved ones, been injured, or are without housing, food, running water, or electricity.  For those off-island attorneys and others who would like to help, the Bar has suggested a money donation to the Red Cross.  See the general announcement from the Bar entitled (posted 10/2/09).

OTHER LINKS ABOUT THE TSUNAMI AND RELIEF EFFORTS: 

Samoa News has an excellent and up-to-date news and a bulletin board about the tsunami aftermath. There are already many messages online… Web address is www.samoanews.com. (Posted 10/2/09).

Department of Interior Press Release. U.S. Department of Interior, News Release, Secretary Salazar and Assistant Secretary Babauta’s Statements on Earthquake and Tsunami Surges in American Samoa, Sept. 29, 2009, <click here> (accessed Oct. 2, 2009).

Condolences from the White House. Press Releases, President Obama Declares a Major Disaster Exists in American Samoa, Sept. 29, 2009 <click here> & Statement from President Obama, Sept. 30, 2009, <click here> (accessed Oct. 2, 2009).

Insightful article by a local American Samoan. Sia Figiel, New York Times Opinion, The Day of the Tsunami, Sept. 30, 2009, <click here> (accessed Oct. 2, 2009).

An interesting blog from a family in American Samoa. It describes the tsunami and has pictures of the Pago area. Tropical Browns—Our Pacific Island Adventures, Tsunami in American Samoa, Sept. 29, 2009, <click here> (accessed Oct. 2, 2009).

HAVE ANY LINKS ABOUT THE TSUNAMI AND RELIEF EFFORTS? 

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