RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 4 : Solomon Islands - Tsunami

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Situation Update No. 4 Posted:2010-01-04, 04:23:40 [UTC] Ref.no.: TS-20100104-24425-SLB Situation Update No. 4 On 2010-01-05 at 10:25:32 [UTC] Event: Tsunami Location: Solomon Islands Tetepare Island Situation: A disaster management official said today that an earthquake and a tsunami destroyed 200 homes on one of the Solomon Islands, leaving about one-third of the island's population homeless. Disaster management office director Loti Yates says visual assessments from the air show extensive damage after a 7.2-magnitude temblor struck Monday. No injuries have been reported after the biggest in a series of quakes churned a tsunami wave that was up to 10 feet high as it plowed into a remote region in the nation's west. Yates said more than 1,000 people have been affected by the destruction. Only 3,600 people live on Rendova, one of the Solomon Islands about 190 miles from the capital, Honiara. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu