From time to time natural disasters occur in and around the pacific.
Following the earthquake and subsequent Tsunami in and around Samoa on 30 September 2009, the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) promptly deployed an RNZAF C-130 Hercules aircraft carrying NZ Aid, Red Cross and NZDF personnel, as well as medical and relief supplies. An Air Force Orion carried out searches for missing people and provided images and information to the Governments of Samoa and New Zealand to assist authorities determine the extent of the damage.
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