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In June 2023, Samoa was hit by heavy floods. [1] Savaiʻi was the most affected region with widespread power outages and damaged roads and bridges. [1] [2] Homes were destroyed in Saipipi, [3] and floodwaters reached a meter deep in Sapapaliʻi. [4] The floods were a result of heavy rain, [1] [5] with 300mm of rain falling in 24 hours. [2]
WELLINGTON (Reuters) -A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel ran aground and sank off Samoa but all 75 crew and passengers on board were safe, the New Zealand Defence Force said in a statement on Sunday.
Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Samoa. 24 February – 2023 Vaimauga 3 by-election [1] 23 March – 2019 Samoa assassination plot: Two men are found guilty of conspiring to kill the former Prime Minister Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi after a trial before the country's Supreme Court. [2]
Events in the year 2024 in Samoa. Incumbents. O le Ao o le Malo: Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II; Prime Minister: Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa; Events
Charles taking the title of high chief in Samoa will be in stark contrast to the protests and accusations of stealing Aboriginal land and committing “genocide against our people” that he had ...
Samoa started its Rugby World Cup campaign by slowly but surely overwhelming debutant Chile 43-10 in a game drawn out by penalties and referrals on Saturday. After conceding an early try and ...
On 10 December, American Samoa declared a measles outbreak and closed public schools and park gatherings [57] and suspended all entry permits for those travelling through Samoa and Tonga to American Samoa. [58] UNICEF has sent 200,000 vaccines to Samoa. [36] [59] The UN World Health Organization deployed 128 medical teams to assist in ...
Samoa, with a population of about 218,000, will be the first Pacific small island state to host the annual Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, putting the spotlight on climate change.