Earthquake ^ Flooding ^ Tsunami - Amanave, American Samoa, November 13, 2009 -- Nancy Ward, administrator of FEMA Region IX, and Kenneth R. Tingman, FEMA's federal coordinating officer in American Samoa, listen as Tusi Suiaunoa, chief protocol officer for the governor's office, describes the damage and recovery in the village of Amanave. Many homes in Amanave were destroyed by the tsunami of September 29, 2009, but no lives were lost there. Elsewhere in American Samoa there were 32 confirmed deaths as of this date. Richard O'Reilly/FEMA.

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Title: Region IX Administrator Visits Amanave Village in American Samoa

Production Date: 11/13/2009

Caption: Amanave, American Samoa, November 13, 2009 -- Nancy Ward, administrator of FEMA Region IX, and Kenneth R. Tingman, FEMA's federal coordinating officer in American Samoa, listen as Tusi Suiaunoa, chief protocol officer for the governor's office, describes the damage and recovery in the village of Amanave. Many homes in Amanave were destroyed by the tsunami of September 29, 2009, but no lives were lost there. Elsewhere in American Samoa there were 32 confirmed deaths as of this date. Richard O'Reilly/FEMA.

Photographer Name: Richard O'Reilly

City/State: Amanave, AS

Keywords: FEMA ^ Region IX ^ America Samoa ^ Amanave ^ village ^ recovery ^ Nancy Ward ^ Kenneth Tingman ^ American Samoa governor ^ tsunami ^ destroyed

Disaster Types: Earthquake ^ Flooding ^ Tsunami

Categories: Disaster Officials ^ Recovery ^ State/Local Officials
Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials