A Newly released video by the FBI shows a giant tsunami wave approaching the FBI office in Pago Pago, which is in American Samoa in the South Pacific. The wave generates a path of destruction in its wake, tossing vehicles about as if they were toy cars.
A young man on foot at first heads directly toward the wave, but he soon corrects his path, turning about completely. Hopefully, he made it to safety in time. It is difficult to know that he did, however, unless he had a vehicle to escape in. A man on foot would not stand much of a chance against a wave moving as quickly as this one.
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The death toll has risen to at least 184 including Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga. From 6-8 people are still missing according to different reports. The video footage is taken from a security tape in the FBI office on the 2nd floor. The video camera takes periodic intermittent photos which is why the video movement appears jerky.
The FBI office is reportedly about 100 yards from the ocean.
The death toll from the tsunami that hit the Samoan Islands has risen to 176, plus we have added additional video footage of the destruction from last Tuesday's tsunami.
This video is footage from a helicopter as Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) representatives toured the area of destruction.
The Samoan tsunami death toll reaches 150 and climbing. The below photos are raw footage of the destruction wreaked upon Samoa and American Samoa, islands in the South Pacific Ocean about 2,300 miles South of Hawaii where the tsunami hit hard. Click on any photo to enlarge it.
Above left: A damaged shop front is seen after a tsunami hit the village of Si'umu in Western Samoa September 30, 2009 in this photo taken by a resident of Western Samoa and forwarded to Reuters. Above right: A car is seen inside a building after a tsunami struck the village of Si'umu in Western Samoa.
Above left: A boat is stranded among wreckage in the village of Si'umu. Above right: Residents walk past wreckage in the village of Si'umu.
Above left: The roof of a destroyed house sits on a road in Leone, in American Samoa, on Tuesday morning. Above right: Damaged vehicles in Si'umu.
Above left: A destroyed structure is seen among debris near a church in the village of Leone, American Samoa. Above right: The roof of a destroyed house sits on a road in Leone.
Above left: A damaged vehicle is stranded among wreckage after a tsunami hit the village of Si'umu. Above right: Wreckage at the site of a village meeting house in Leone.
Above left: The downtown area of Fagatogo, a town of 3,000 on the shore of Pago Pago Harbor in American Samoa, is submerged by seawater early on Tuesday. Above right: A damaged truck in Leone.
Above left: An earthquake event location map generated and released by the United States National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Weather Service West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center shows the location of an earthquake that the center measured as having a preliminary magnitude of 8.3 occurring in the Samoa Islands Region of the Pacific Ocean on September 29, 2009. New Zealand can be seen at center and Australia at left. Above right: An earthquake location map generated and released by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shows the location of an earthquake that the USGS measured as having a magnitude of 8.0 occurring in the Samoa Islands Region of the Pacific Ocean on September 29, 2009.
Above left: A tsunami travel time map and table generated by the United States National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Weather Service West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center shows projected travel times.
The following video is raw footage of the tsunami in the Samoan islands provided by the Associated Press:
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The following Video is raw footage of the destruction in Si'umu, Samoa, and is provided by Reuters:
