Thousands of people left homeless by a powerful earthquake and tsunami in the Solomon Islands may not get help for another two days, the government warned, as rescuers struggled to reach remote villages. Some islands are still out of contact and dozens of villages unreachable by road after Monday’s disaster.
A powerful earthquake and tsunami struck the tiny Solomon Islands on Monday, swallowing entire villages and killing at least 12 people with many more missing. The shallow quake, with a magnitude of at least 8, levelled buildings and damaged a hospital on Gizo island north-west of the Solomons capital, Honiara.
At least six people were killed and entire villages engulfed by the sea after a powerful earthquake and tsunami struck the tiny Solomon Islands, triggering a Pacific panic and fears of more deaths. The shallow quake, with a magnitude of at least 8,0, levelled buildings and damaged a hospital on Gizo island north-west of the Solomons capital, Honiara.