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FULL COVERAGE: Tsunami Takes Toll on Solomon Is.

Scoop FULL COVERAGE: Tsunami Takes Toll on Solomon Islands

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
ALSO:
  • NZ Govt - Peters offers condolences to Solomons
  • CDEM - New Zealand still under watch
  • Canterbury Civil Defence - Tsunami Watch In Effect
  • 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
  • ENDS
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