Entire Villages Wiped Out as Tsunami Hits Solomon Islands
Source: ABC
Information is sketchy, but the news from the Solomon Islands Monday is ominous. What we know is that a tsunami struck the island nation in the South Pacific. The dreaded word brings back memories of the 2004 catastrophe in which 230-thousand people died. Early reports say 13 people are dead, but that figure is almost certain to grow.
Solomon Islanders say the 8.0 quake was followed by a wave as high as 15-feet that left destruction in its wake. A massive undersea earthquake brought a tsunami to the islands early Monday, destroying at least one community.
"The wave went up to the wall of the Gizo prison," says Peter Marshall, Solomon Islands Deputy Police Commissioner.
Prisoners have been evacuated to higher ground. And in Taro, there is also a situation where the police have gone up into the higher ground areas with members of the public.
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Mother Earth shaking the plates.
