Tsunami Destruction (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Tsunami Destruction

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Maximum tsunami run-up exceeded 14 meters at Aufaga on Upolu Island, Samoa. The event produced total destruction, with tsunami trimline in the vegetation and survivors living on top of the rubble.

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Photo: Hermann Fritz, Georgia Tech

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