Samoa

Samoa and American Samoa: Tsunami Slams Islands, Flattens Resorts, Villages

Date: October 1st, 2009 |

A tsunami triggered by an undersea earthquake about 120 miles from Samoa Sept. 30 devastated resort areas and villages and wiped out the National Park Service headquarters in Pago Pago, American Samoa. The death toll on both island nations and neighboring Tonga was expected to surpass 120. Samoa’s capital, Apia, was largely [read more]

Samoa: Switch to Left-Side-of-the-Road Driving Causes a Stir

Date: August 27th, 2009 |

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Samoa will switch from driving on the right side of the road to the left Sept. 7 to bring the island into conformity with Australia and New Zealand, but many locals are not happy about it. In protest, villagers removed signs urging traffic to “keep left” and painted arrows pointing the wrong direction on roads. [read more]

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