The downtown area of Fagatogo, a town of 3,000 on the shore of Pago Pago Harbor in American Samoa, is submerged by seawater after a massive tsunami flattened villages and swept cars and people out to sea. Triggered by a powerful underwater earthquake, four tsunami waves 15 to 20 feet high roared ashore on American Samoa, reaching up to a mile inland. (Fili Sagapolutele / Associated Press)
The massive waves tossed boats and cars about like bathtub toys in Pago Pago. (John Newton / AFP / Getty Images)
Residents survey the damage in Pago Pago, American Samoa. (John Newton / AFP / Getty Images)
Dockside structures and equipment are in ruins. (John Newton / AFP / Getty Images)
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Bare, white ground is all that is left of the waterfront of the town of Hihifo in Tonga, where authorities confirmed at least six dead. (Pesi Fonua / Associated Press)
Cars are among the debris left by the tsunami in Pago Pago. (John Newton / AFP / Getty Images)
A car is stuck against a bridge after the tsunami swept it into a ditch in Fagatogo, American Samoa. (Fili Sagapolutele / Associated Press)
