Tsunami

Samoa was once a place where holidays dreams came true. The water was glistening in the blazing sun, warm and refreshing. The sand was warm between your toes, tickling you as you walked down the beach.

All this changed in one day. Tuesday the Island turned upside. The water was sucked out to sea, then suddenly came rushing towards the village of Samoa, where the people where happy and helpful.
  
I started to run to higher ground yelling at others on the way to do the same. Some people followed but others where already gone, swept out to the sea. We stayed at the the top of the island, for what seemed for ages. Some people where starting to walk back down to their village homes, looking for what was left. Barely anything was untouched by the tsunami. I started to go and look for my belongings, but nothing was left. It was all out at sea. As I gave up looking for my belongings, my friends came round the corner looking scared, but still pleased to see me. They had survived with only a few cuts and bruises.

After we knew we where all here, we started to ask devastated villages if they wanted help finding belongings or loved ones. They where happy for us to help, but we didn't find anyone. A few hours later we gave up and went to the rescue centre to get some of what was left, food. We felt better, but still devastated at what had happened to the island only a couple hours ago.

Evening was coming and we where starting to get cold and hungry. The Red Cross had only just arrived and only had enough food and clothes for some of the villagers. They offered us some food and a blanket each, but we refused to take it. The other villagers needed more than us. They had gone through more than us.

As night dawned on us, we settled down in the rescue centre and tried to get some sleep after what had happened to us. Villagers who lost had their family and friends cried themselves to sleep.

By Hannah D

Tsunami

As I look down at the brown, upturned, ocean floor sweeping away the village I start to worry about my beloved friends and family. Wondering if they are under water or if they are still alive.
Most of the frightened villagers up on the hill tops with me are watching the tsunami wave destroying our gorgeous town. The huge tsunami wave has got up to 6 meters high we think.

The week ahead, or even months is going to be an extremely, long clean up.

By Libby

Tsunami

I was on a 'Paradise Island' called Samoa. The water was glistening in the blazing sun.
In one movement the ground started rumbling. I was terrified. The water was sucked out to sea then it came rushing towards the village. I started to run to higher ground, screaming at people to do the same. We stayed there for ages. After a while people started to look for their love ones.

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.