New data has revealed that almost half of Samoan households’ drinking water is contaminated with E. coli bacteria, something an expert says proves there is “something really wrong” with the nation’s water supply. 

The survey was released by the Samoa Bureau of Statistics this week. It contained the preliminary results of the Samoa Demographic and Health Survey-Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (D.H.S-M.I.C.S.) 2019-20.