On Newsline 30 September 2009: Tsunami wreaks havoc in Western and American Samoa; EU report blames Georgia for starting war with Russia; investigation into missing U.S. vice consul intensifies

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Tsunami destroys villages and holiday resorts in Samoa
More than 100 people are feared dead following a tsunami in the Pacific islands of Western and American Samoa.  It followed a powerful earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale.

Listen to eyewitness Christa Bosboom

Georgia/Russia war report
Russia welcomes an EU report that blames Georgia for starting last year’s five-day war.  But things are not as clear cut as the Russians would like to think

Listen to Brussel's correspondent Vanessa Mock

Missing US Vice Consul
Dutch authorities step up their investigation into the disappearance of  the US vice consul to Curacao in the Dutch Antilles

Listen to Netherlands Antilles' correspondent Rene Roodheuvel