New Zealand Defense Force, taken from an RNZAF Orion aircraft, flooding and devastation are seen over the tsunami hit areas of Samoa

In this Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, photo released Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, by the New Zealand Defense Force, taken from an RNZAF Orion aircraft, flooding and devastation are seen over the tsunami hit areas of Samoa. A earthquake centered about 120 miles (193 kilometers) south of the islands of Samoa and American Samoa, triggered the tsunami early Tuesday

In this Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, photo released Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, the roof of a building is swept away by a wave in Apia, Samoa, as tsunami waves hit Samoan islands. Convoys of military vehicles brought food, water and medicine to the tsunami-stricken Samoas on Thursday as victims wandered through what was left of their villages with tales of being trapped underwater, watching young children drown and hoisting elderly parents above the waves.