Islanders Flee in Terror As New Tsunami Wipes Out Villages in South Pacific
Evening Standard - London › April 03, 2007
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AT LEAST eight peoplewere killed when a tsunami swept ashore in the Solomon Islands today, demolishing villages and triggering panic across the region.
Officials fear the death toll could rise after the 16ft wave, triggered by a strong undersea earthquake in the South Pacific, struck 215 miles north-west of the Solomon Islands' capital Honiara at a depth of six miles below the surface.See the full content of this document
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Islanders Flee in Terror As New Tsunami Wipes Out Villages in South Pacific
The National Disaster Council chairman said some villages had been "completely wiped out".
Tsunami warn...See the full content of this document
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