Solomon Islands earthquake triggers tsunami 2013 – Video

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Solomon Islands earthquake triggers tsunami 2013
Tsunami alerts across the south Pacific region cancelled following a magnitude-8 earthquake. Link to video: Tsunami alerts cancelled after Solomon earthquake A powerful earthquake off the Solomon Islands generated a tsunami up to 1.5 metres (5ft) high that damaged dozens of homes and left several people missing, presumed dead. Authorities cancelled tsunami warnings on more distant coasts in the Pacific. Officials on the chain of islands reported two 1.5-metre waves hitting the western side of Santa Cruz island on Wednesday, damaging 70 to 80 properties, said George Herming, a spokesman for the prime minister of the Solomon Islands. Many villagers had headed to higher ground as a precaution. The islands #39; police commissioner, John Lansley, said there were unverified reports from local patrols that several people were presumed dead. "At the moment we potentially know of four, but there may of course be more." One of those presumed dead was fishing in a canoe when the first wave hit, sweeping him out to sea, Herming said. Officials were searching for his body. Another woman was believed to have drowned when the water rushed into her village. Four villages on Santa Cruz were hit, two of which were severely damaged, Lansley said. Other areas of the Solomons did not appear to have been seriously affected. Officials were struggling to reach remote parts after the tsunami flooded the airstrip at the nearest airport, littering it with debris. The tsunami formed after a magnitude ...

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