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Aftershocks hit Solomon Islands relief work

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Aftershocks hit Solomon Islands relief work

coast had been lost and the power supply in the main town, Lata, remained out. Australia's initial aid includes $50,000 to the NDMO for aircraft fuel and logistics support, $250,000 to Solomon Islands Red Cross, and reconnaissance by an RAAF Hercules.

The wave was generated subsequent a magnitude 8.0 earthquake that hit east of the Solomon Islands this day, destroying at least three villages there. The quake was a shallow 5.8km deep and the epicentre was 347km east of Kira Kira in the Solomon

Aid workers struggled to reach remote villages in the Solomon Islands on Thursday as the death toll rose from a tsunami triggered by a powerful undersea earthquake. At least nine people were killed when an earthquake set off a small but powerful

Amateur footage has emerged from the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that hit the Soloman Islands on Wednesday. The magnitude-8.0 earthquake triggered a tsunami which flooded low-lying villages on the island of Santa Cruz, leaving at least five

Aftershocks are continuing to rock the Solomon Islands, hampering relief efforts after a quake and tsunami. A 7.1 magnitude aftershock hit late on Friday, but the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no indication another tsunami was caused.

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