• Tonga and American Samoa expecting death toll to rise
• British toddler among victims thought swept away by waves
Samoa tsunami leaves at least 100 people dead Link to this video At least 100 people are believed to have died and many more been injured in the Pacific island nations of Samoa, Western Samoa and Tonga after the powerful undersea earthquake this week that led to tsunami waves up to six metres high.
Officials in Samoa, the worst-hit location, said 63 people were known to have been killed as the fast-churning waters flattened buildings and swept people and cars out to sea, although this figure was expected to rise significantly with many more remote locations still being searched.
The Foreign Office said one British national had died on Samoa. Reportedly this was a two-year-old child.
At least 30 people died in American Samoa, the governor of the US-administered island said, also warning that more bodies were likely to be found. In the capital, Pago Pago, streets and fields were filled with debris, mud, overturned cars and several boats.
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