An excavator is used to drag a shipping container onto the beach in the village of Mulivai Safata, Samoa, on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, near where a New Zealand navy ship ran aground and sank on Oct. 6.

Congregations at church services such as this one in Mulivai in Samoa are praying for those hit hard by measles. Photo / RNZ's Logan Church Something was clearly missing at church services in ...