Rescuers bid to reach tsunami-hit villages in Solomons
- Published: 7 Feb 2013 at 08.44
- Online news: Asia
Disaster relief agencies were struggling on Thursday to reach remote tsunami-hit villages in the Solomon Islands, and warned the death toll following a powerful 8.0-magnitude quake is likely to rise.
A photo taken on February 6, 2013, and released by World Vision, shows damaged houses in the village of Venga in the Santa Cruz Islands region of the Solomon Islands. Disaster relief agencies were scrambling Thursday to reach tsunami-hit villages in the Solomon Islands, warning the death toll following a powerful 8.0-magnitude quake is likely to rise.
At least six people were confirmed dead after Wednesday's quake generated a wave that swamped coastal communities on Ndende island in the eastern Solomons and triggered warnings of a more widespread tsunami that was later lifted.
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