Tuesday 15 April 2014

Solomons flood victims 'terrified' after quakes

DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Solomons flood victims 'terrified' after quakes
Honiara (AFP) April 14, 2014 - A series of powerful earthquakes off the Solomon Islands sparked panic in evacuation centres filled with victims of an earlier flood but apparently caused no serious damage, aid workers said Monday. A 7.6-magnitude quake woke residents in the flood-hit capital Honiara early Sunday, followed soon after by a 5.9-magnitude aftershock, then a tremor close to midnight that measured 7.5, according ... more


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