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Satala power plant inspection in American Samoa

Pago Pago, American Samoa, November 14, 2009 -- Nancy Ward, administrator of FEMA Region IX, and Denis Coliten, FEMA’s infrastructure branch director for the earthquake, tsunami and flooding disaster in American Samoa, discuss the replacement of the Satala power generation plant, which was inundated by eight feet of sea water. Theodore L. Leiato, power generation manager for the American Samoan Power Authority, rear, conducted the tour of the ruined facility. Michael H. Smith, right, FEMA’s deputy federal coordinating officer was among participants. Richard O’Reilly/FEMA.

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