This photo taken on September 29, 2009 after an 8.0-magnitude quake struck in the early morning offshore shows a damaged boat inside a building in Pago Pago, on American Samoa. (JOHN NEWTON/AFP/Getty Images)
An 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the shore of Samoa and American Samoa early yesterday. The huge earthquake launched a tsunami that has devastated the Samoa islands and killed at least 75 people as it tore through villages and resorts. Ian Cooper has been living in Samoa for the past five years and saw his diving business destroyed by the enormous wave. Meraiah Foley, a reporter for The New York Times, joins us from Sydney, Australia with the local reaction and response.
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