Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Coast Guard sending a C-130 plane to American Samoa


By Associated Press

The U.S. Coast Guard planned to send a C-130 plane to American Samoa to deliver aid and assess damage after a powerful earthquake and tsunami hit the U.S. territory, officials said Tuesday

The plane was due to leave Hawaii in the evening, in time to arrive at first light in Pago Pago, the capital, on Wednesday.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency was also preparing to send a response team.

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