A car pushed up against a bridge after strong sea water from the tsunami filled a small stream in the village of Fagatogo, located in the main town area in American Samoa
A boat from Malaloa Marina ends up on the main highway of Fagatogo, in American Samoa after towering tsunami waves spawned by a powerful earthquake swept ashore on Samoa and American Samoa
A vehicle abandoned near a washed-out garage after a tsunami warning was issued in American Samoa
A main road in the downtown area of Fagatogo, flooded by water from a tsunami located in the main town area in American Samoa
Workers and residents in Fagatogo village are seen on higher grounds after towering tsunami waves swept ashore on Samoa and American Samoa following a powerful earthquake
Wave activity computer grafts of the tsunami is measured and monitored at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu, Hawaii
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) graphic shows tsunami travel times following an earthquake with a magnitude of more than 8 rocked the island nation of Samoa, causing a tsunami
Scientist at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, in Hawaii keep watch but say a major tsunami isn't expected to strike Hawaii after Tuesday morning's 8.3 earthquake near American Samoa
NOAA file photo of low-lying Rose Island seen from outside the atoll rim in American Samoa, that could disappear in a tsunami
American Samoa Gov. Togiola Tulafono addresses members of the media at the American Samoan Government office in Honolulu
An office administrator at the American Samoa Government office in Honolulu, taking calls from Samoans in Hawaii and around the world trying to get information on the strong earthquake and tsunami that hit Samoa and American Samoa Tuesday morning
Survivors beat a hasty retreat from American Samoa after quake-induced tsunami
No place for a boat - inside a hall in downtown American Samoa
Workers puzzle over the task of removing vehicles tossed into buildings like toys during recent tsunami
The strength of the tsunami left this truck on a roof of a building
Populated were left flattened by the tsunami
Workers start the clean-up process in Pago, America Samoa after a tsunami
Survivors start the grim search for missing friend and relatives
The powerful quake in the South Pacific hurled massive tsunami waves at the shores of Samoa and American Samoa, flattening villages and sweeping cars and people back out to sea while leaving many dead and dozens missing.
The scene of devastation in Pago Pago village, on American Samoa
Residents of Samoa and American Samoa are left to pick up the pieces of their lives