A two-year-old Auckland boy is missing and presumed dead after being swept away from his parents in the Samoan tsunami.
The child had been on a beach on Samoa's main island of Upolu when the 6m wave struck, Britain's Guardian newspaper reported. His parents, who have yet to be named, swam to safety.
After being taken to hospital yesterday with minor injuries, the parents were discharged later and are staying at the New Zealand High Commission in Samoa.
The family were holidaying at a resort near the village of Lalomanu. Tsunami warnings were given, and the newspaper reported they were trying to escape to higher ground when the waves struck.
The father, believed to be in his 50s, was injured and taken to hospital in the Samoan capital.
The husband and wife, originally from Britain, now live in Auckland.
