The Solomon Islands are located in the South Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Australia. On Monday, April 2/2007 (3 days ago), The tiny islands were in devastation as an earthquake, measuring 8 on the Richter scale. This triggered a tsunami warning, but after several hours of not being struck, by the massive wave,the danger period passed and the warning ended. A short while later, the small islands were struck by a tsunami. Ten feet of water was rushing through the towns, buildings along the waterfront were destroyed. Police in the town of Gizo reported seeing a wave several feet high crashing ashore, but then the communications were lost shortly after.
The quake struck at 7:39am, about 10kilometers beneath the saeas surface and 350kilometers northwest of Honiara. Since it measured so high on the Richter scale, the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre thought this could trigger a tsunami and issued a warning for the Solomon Islands and their neighbour Papua New Guinea. When Honiara received a 15-centimeter wave, the warning was cancelled.
After reading an article today, Thursday April 5/2007, on the oceans channel, there is still no aid at the islands and it is several days away. Thousands of people have been left homeless and things may remain that way for another couple days. Rescuers are struggling to reach the remote villages of the islands. At least 28 people have been killed and there could still be more.
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~http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0%2C20867%2C21506227-1702%2C00.html
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