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Monday, April 23, 2007

SOLOMON ISLANDS TODAY MOURN TSUNAMI DEAD

Sydney Morning Herald News
April 23, 2007 - 1:06PM

The Solomon Islands today mourned the death of at least 52 people in this month's earthquake and tsunami, described by the country's prime minister as the worst disaster to strike the South Pacific nation since World War II.

More than 6,000 people were displaced in the western region of the South Pacific archipelago and many villagers remain too scared to return to their coastal homes because of fears of another tsunami.

Three days after returning from a visit to the devastated area, Prime Minister Mannaseh Sogavare described the disaster as the biggest tragedy the country had experienced since the war.

"I witnessed first hand the extent of the devastation caused by the tsunami. I was encouraged by the determination of the people to rebuild their lives," he told a memorial service in the capital Honiara.

A moment of silence was observed across the Solomons at 7:39am local time, exactly three weeks after the 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck, unleashing a tsunami up to several metres high.

A public day of mourning was held today, with shops and businesses closed throughout the country of around 500,000 people. Memorial services were held in Honiara and in Gizo, the Western Province capital.

Gizo lies around 45km from the epicentre of the huge quake and was one of the worst devastated areas. Of those killed in the disaster, 33 came from Gizo island.
Sogavare praised the relief effort and hailed those who risked their lives to save others.
"At Titiania village a six-year-old lost his own life trying to save the life of his three-year-old sister. It was a willing act of sacrifice," he said.

The National Disaster Management Office said the focus of the relief operation had shifted to the long-term rehabilitation of the affected areas.

The government plans to relocate low-lying communities to higher ground to keep them out of the path of any future tsunamis.

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