The Tsunami

The beautiful paradise,
squashed like a grape.
How could the wonderful sea they loved so much,
hurt them with such a natural touch.
Thousands dead and many not found,
six metres of deadly water sucking people out.
They are the survivors,
who have had a giant loss,
of family and homes that were squashed.

Samoa Tsunami Response

Slurp, slurp, gurgle, gurgle. I see water rushing out to sea and getting sucked into a hole. I run for safety knowing that this was a sign of a Tsunami. I run towards a mountain that doesn't have many people climbing up it. As I climb, I stop and turn around. The Tsunami has washed out most of the resort. All I can see is wood, furniture and houses lying around in swamp water.

Finally the Tsunami is over and we could all walk back down the mountain and find out what happened to our families. I was very sad but at least this life taking wave was over.

BY SHANIA

Effects in Samoa

The day of the earthquake in Samoa it was a nice place to live but now it's awful. Buildings look like they have been cut in half and boats look like they have been thrown by giants. Buildings as flat as the cold ground. Powerpoles like the giants were playing rugby and pushing them around. Trees pulled like weeds in a garden.