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Six more people including two children were confirmed dead at Gizo, raising the death toll to 12 after a Tsunami, said to be 10 metres high, crashed over the Western Solomons on Monday.

Solomon Islands prime minister, Manasseh Sogavare said: “This is a very trying time for our nation and I would urge leader at all levels in the affected areas to make it our utmost priority to ensure that our people receive the maximum comfort they need,” he said.

Emergency supplies, $500,000 for Solomons - New Zealand is making an initial $500,000 contribution to the Solomon Islands as well as providing humanitarian supplies in the wake of yesterday's earthquake and tsunami, Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced today. "Initial assessments of damage and casualties are continuing but the available information suggests the situation is grave and there are thousands of Solomon Islanders requiring urgent assistance," Mr Peters said. See... Emergency supplies, $500,000 for Solomons

Pacific: Solomon Is. Quake Triggers Tsunami Alert – Warning Downgraded

UPDATED 9pm NZT - An earthquake struck measuring 7.6 on the Richter Scale at 8.40am (NZT) today centered about 350km west-north-west of the Solomons Islands capital Honiara. The quake had a depth of 10km. Initial tsunami warnings have been downgraded. See... Quake Strikes Solomons Tsunami Warning Downgraded
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Solomon Is Govt - Tsunami in Choiseul

Solomon Is Govt - Two Dead in Choiseul, 10m Waves

Solomon Is Govt - Six Dead as Search Continues

Solomon Is Govt - PM Sogavare Sympathizes With Tsunami Victims

Solomon Is Govt - Dead Toll Reaches 12 in Solomon Islands Tsunami

Solomon Is Govt - Western Solomons Yet To Be Declared‘Disaster Area

Solomons Govt - PM’s directive for urgent reassessment endorsed

World Vision International - World Vision to help in Solomons after tsunami

Caritas - Caritas responds to those affected by tsunami

ChildFund - Solomon Islands Tsunami

Oxfam - Assessing needs of communities affected by tsunami

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