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Samoa, country in the central South Pacific Ocean, among the westernmost of the island countries of Polynesia. Samoa gained its independence from New Zealand in 1962 after more than a century of foreign influence and domination, but it remains a member of the Commonwealth. Its capital is Apia.
The flash floods that struck families and residents in Savai'i have also disconnected power and water supply to some parts of the big island since Thursday afternoon.The Samoa Water Authority (S.W.A.) and Electric Power Corporation (E.P.C.) employees have been working around the clock to try and .
A historic moment for Samoa's tourism as the first inaugural direct flight from China touched down at the Faleolo International airport with over 200 passengers who were warmly welcomed by the Samoa Tourism Authority (S.T.A.) on Sunday evening.Amongst the passengers are mostly business people fro.