{"id":17020,"date":"2016-12-09T11:37:36","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T11:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=17020"},"modified":"2016-12-09T11:37:36","modified_gmt":"2016-12-09T11:37:36","slug":"world-vision-says-hundreds-affected-by-solomon-islands-quake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/world-vision-says-hundreds-affected-by-solomon-islands-quake.html","title":{"rendered":"World Vision says hundreds affected by Solomon Islands quake"},"content":{"rendered":"
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World Vision says hundreds affected by Solomon Islands quake <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

World Vision says hundreds affected by Solomon Islands quake<\/span>:-<\/strong> Hundreds of people in remote parts of the Solomon Islands have had their homes damaged or destroyed by a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Friday, an aid organization said.<\/span><\/p>\n

There have been no deaths reported from the quake, which also caused some small tsunami waves in the Solomon Islands and other Pacific islands.<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking from the capital Honiara, Suzy Sainovski, World Vision’s Pacific Timor-Leste spokeswoman, said it has been hard to get a full assessment from some more remote communities, some of which don’t have cellphone coverage.<\/span><\/p>\n

“There are some initial reports that 3,000 people have been affected,” Sainovski said. “Some of these are traditional houses that are on stilts, and made with vegetation.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The quake struck near the island of Makira. Sainovski said in the town of Kirakira on the island, the quake damaged a hospital, a church and other buildings including the World Vision office. She said 20 people were evacuated from a hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n

She said the quake had caused some power failures throughout the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

Micha Maghe, World Vision’s water sanitation and health project coordinator in Kirakira, said the quake had been terrifying.<\/span><\/p>\n

“When I got outside I could hear children crying, people shouting,” she said in a statement. “We assembled at a school and I saw people moving towards high ground. … People just panicked and were frightened.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Sainovski said there continued to be a number of aftershocks and power cuts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tsunami warnings for several Pacific islands, including Hawaii, were canceled Friday after authorities determined the earthquake didn’t pose a broad tsunami threat.<\/span><\/p>\n

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit about 200 kilometers (120 miles) southeast of Honiara and about 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Kirakira.<\/span><\/p>\n

The epicenter was relatively deep at 48 kilometers (30 miles) below the surface. Deeper quakes generally cause less damage on the ground.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Solomon Islands are located in the Pacific’s geologically active “Ring of Fire.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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Source:- http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/news\/articles\/2016-12-09\/tsunami-warnings-are-cancelld-after-big-pacific-earthquake<\/span><\/div>\n

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