The number of people killed by the tsunami that hit the Samoa island group in the Pacific last Tuesday has risen to 190.
Among the dead are as yet unidentified foreign holidaymakers. A proposed mass funeral has been postponed to give relatives the chance to fly to the remote islands.
Rescue workers say the damage in Samoa and neighbouring Tonga is comparable with that caused by Hurricane Katrina, which hit the US city of New Orleans four years ago. The five massive waves produced by an earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale destroyed practically all Samoa's coastal villages. Survivors sought safety on higher ground.
