Survivor Samoa Earthquake and Tsunami
Survivor Samoa Earthquake and Tsunami
Survivor Samoa Earthquake and Tsunami
Survivor’ not harmed by Pacific quake, tsunami
LOS ANGELES — “Survivor” is safe in Samoa.
A spokeswoman for the CBS reality show says no crew members were harmed by the powerful earthquake that struck the South Pacific between Samoa and American Samoa around dawn Tuesday, sending large tsunami waves ashore.
The earthquake, with a magnitude between 8.0 and 8.3, had no affect on the 20th season production, which the spokeswoman said was not filming at the time.
The 19th season was also filmed in Samoa.
Reports say an 8.3-magnitude earthquake struck the South Pacific region some 190 kms. southwest of the main Samoan town of Apia at 1748 GMT, generating 4.5-metre waves across both Samoa and American Samoa.
Many of the more remote, far-flung island areas are only a metre or two above sea level. The Red Cross reported that at least 14 people had been killed in both Samoa and American Samoa, according to Agence France Presse. There were unconfirmed reports of “bodies everywhere” and several survivors in a regional hospital on Upolu, according to the BBC.
Despite the apparent seriousness and loss of life of Tuesday’s tsunami, early reports from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration suggested that the quake contained just three-per-cent of the energy generated by the 2004 earthquake that caused the tsunami which killed more than 200,000 people in 11 countries.
Barring a last-minute change, Survivor: Samoa is scheduled to air Thursday at 8 ET/PT on both Global and CBS.
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auto-quote: [caption id="attachment_3678" align="alignleft" width="210" caption="Survivor Samoa Earthquake and Tsunami"][/caption] Survivor Samoa Earthquake and Tsunami Survivor’ not harmed by Pacific quake, tsunami LOS ANGELES — “Survivor” is safe in Samoa. A spokeswoman for the CBS reality show says no crew members were harmed by the powerful earthquake that struck the South Pacific between Samoa and American Samoa around dawn Tuesday, sending large tsunami waves ashore. The earthquake, with a magnitude between 8.0 and 8.3, had no affect on the 20th season production, which the spokeswoman said was not filming at the time. The 19th season was also filmed in Samoa. Reports say an 8.3-magnitude earthquake struck the South Pacific region some 190 kms. southwest of the main Samoan town of Apia at 1748 GMT, generating 4.5-metre waves across both Samoa and American Samoa. Many of the more remote, far-flung island areas are only a metre or two above sea level. The Red Cross reported that at least 14 people had been killed in…
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