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Solomon Islands hit by five-foot tsunami, leaving six dead (+video)
A tsunami hit the Solomon Islands, leaving six reported deaths and damaging between 70 and 80 homes and properties. The tsunami followed an 8.0 earthquake near the Pacific Island chain.
A powerful earthquake off the Solomon Islands on Wednesday generated a tsunami of up to 1.5 meters (about 5 feet) that damaged dozens of homes and left several people missing and presumed dead in the South Pacific island chain.
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Authorities canceled tsunami warnings on more distant coasts.
Solomons officials reported two 1.5-meter (4 foot, 11-inch) waves hit the western side of Santa Cruz Island, damaging between 70 and 80 homes and properties, said George Herming, a spokesman for the prime minister. Many villagers had headed to higher ground as a precaution, Herming said.
Solomon Islands Police Commissioner John Lansley said local police patrols reported that several people were presumed dead, though the reports were still being verified.
"Sadly, we believe some people have lost their lives," he said. "At the moment we potentially know of four, but there may of course be more."
Six people have been reported killed, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, quoting local police.
One of the people presumed dead was fishing in a dugout 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, Herming said.
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Solomon Islands hit by five-foot tsunami, leaving six dead (+video)
Solomon Islands hit by five-foot tsunami, leaving six dead
A tsunami hit the Solomon Islands, leaving six reported deaths and damaging between 70 and 80 homes and properties. The tsunami followed an 8.0 earthquake near the Pacific Island chain.
A powerful earthquake off the Solomon Islands on Wednesday generated a tsunami of up to 1.5 meters (about 5 feet) that damaged dozens of homes and left several people missing and presumed dead in the South Pacific island chain.
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Authorities canceled tsunami warnings on more distant coasts.
Solomons officials reported two 1.5-meter (4 foot, 11-inch) waves hit the western side of Santa Cruz Island, damaging between 70 and 80 homes and properties, said George Herming, a spokesman for the prime minister. Many villagers had headed to higher ground as a precaution, Herming said.
Solomon Islands Police Commissioner John Lansley said local police patrols reported that several people were presumed dead, though the reports were still being verified.
"Sadly, we believe some people have lost their lives," he said. "At the moment we potentially know of four, but there may of course be more."
Six people have been reported killed, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, quoting local police.
One of the people presumed dead was fishing in a dugout 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, Herming said.
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A powerful 8.0-magnitude earthquake has set off a tsunami that killed at least five people in a remote part of the Solomon Islands, triggering evacuations across the South Pacific as island nations issued tsunami alerts. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre cancelled its regional alert for Pacific-island nations at 03:50 GMT on Wednesday, about two and a half hours after the powerful quake struck at 01:12 GMT near the Santa Cruz islands in the Solomons. Australian and US monitors said a tsunami wave measuring 91 centimetres washed into the town of Lata, on the main Santa Cruz island of Ndende. The wave also reached parts of Vanuatu and New Caledonia, a 40 centimetre tsunami hit as far away as Japan #39;s Hachijo Island, about 290km south of Tokyo. The United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs said the wave appeared to have travelled 500 metres inland, inundating Lata #39;s airstrip as well as surrounding villages, flattening many traditional houses. "We can report five dead and three injured. One of the dead was a male child, three were elderly women and one an elderly man," Chris Rogers, a nurse at Lata Hospital, told the AFP news agency. #39;Waves crashing #39; Solomons Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo #39;s office said four villages on the Santa Cruz Islands had been hit by the tsunami. "Latest reports suggest that between 60 to 70 homes have been damaged by waves crashing into at least four villages on Santa Cruz Islands" - George Herming, spokesperson "Latest ...
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Tsunami hits Solomon Islands, reportedly killing 5
A powerful magnitude 8.0 earthquake off the Solomon Islands generated a tsunami of up to 5 feet that killed at least 5 people, a hospital official says, while the death toll is feared to rise as officials inspect dozens of damaged homes.
Authorities on Wednesday canceled warnings for tsunamis on more distant coasts.
Solomons officials reported two 1.5-meter (4 foot, 11 inch) waves hit the western side of Santa Cruz Island, damaging between 70 and 80 homes and properties, said George Herming, a spokesman for the prime minister. Many villagers of the South Pacific island chain had headed to higher ground as a precaution, Herming said. Dozens of aftershocks stronger than magnitude 5 followed the quake
Augustine Pilve, who is Lata hospital's director of nursing, told a New Zealand television station that five were killed, including a boy around 10 years old, Reuters reports.
Solomon Islands Police Commissioner John Lansley earlier said local police patrols had reported that several people were presumed dead, though the reports were still being verified.
"Sadly, we believe some people have lost their lives," he said. "At the moment we potentially know of four, but there may of course be more."
One of the people presumed dead was fishing in a dugout 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, Herming said.
Four villages on Santa Cruz were impacted by the waves, with two facing severe damage, Lansley said. Other areas of the Solomons did not appear to have been seriously affected.
Disaster officials were struggling to reach the remote area after the tsunami flooded the airstrip at the nearest airport and left it littered with debris.
The tsunami formed after a magnitude-8.0 earthquake struck near the town of Lata, on Santa Cruz in Temotu, the easternmost province in the Solomons, about a 3-hour flight from the capital, Honiara. Temotu has a population of around 30,000.
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8.0 quake hits near Solomon Islands
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(CNN) -- An 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami that killed five people but didn't threaten the wider region.
Four elderly people and one child died after the roughly 1-meter (3-feet) high wave hit the Santa Cruz Islands, an eastern region of the Solomon Islands, said Augustine Bilve, a director at a hospital in Lata, the main town in the area.
The strong waves appeared to have caused damage and disruption at the local airport and nearby villages.
Bilve said that some patients were being relocated, but the hospital was intact.
"Our staff in Temotu province felt the quake and within five minutes there were a number of wave surges, which flooded the runway there," said Andrew Catford, the program director in the Solomon Islands for the humanitarian group World Vision.
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Small tsunami damages homes in Solomon Islands; 4 believed killed
SYDNEY - A powerful earthquake off the Solomon Islands generated a tsunami of up to 1.5 metres that damaged dozens of homes and likely killed several people in the South Pacific island chain on Wednesday.
Authorities cancelled warnings for tsunamis on more distant coasts.
Solomons officials reported two 1.5-metre waves hit the western side of Santa Cruz Island, damaging around 50 homes and properties, said George Herming, a spokesman for the prime minister. Many villagers had headed to higher ground as a precaution, Herming said.
Solomon Islands Police Commissioner John Lansley said local police patrols had reported that several people were presumed dead, though the reports were still being verified.
"Sadly, we believe some people have lost their lives," he said. "At the moment we potentially know of four, but there may of course be more."
Four villages on Santa Cruz were impacted by the waves, with two facing severe damage, Lansley said. Other areas of the Solomons did not appear to have been seriously affected.
The tsunami formed after an 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Lata on Santa Cruz in Temotu province, the easternmost province of the Solomons, about a three-hour flight from the capital, Honiara. The region has a population of around 30,000 people.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said a tsunami of about a metre was measured in Lata wharf, in the Solomon Islands. Smaller waves were recorded in Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
The centre cancelled earlier warnings for tsunami waves further away.
Richard Dapo, a school principal on an island near Santa Cruz, said he lives inland but has been fielding calls from families on the coast whose homes have been damaged by the waves.
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What Caused the Solomon Islands Earthquake & Tsunami?
The deadly earthquake and tsunami that hit the Solomon Islands today struck along a subduction zone, the same geologic setting responsible for the world's most powerful earthquakes.
In a subduction zone, two of Earth's tectonic plates meet and one slides beneath the other into the mantle, the deeper layer beneath the crust. The Solomon Islands sits above the collision between the Australia and Pacific plates. In the region of today's magnitude-8.0 earthquake, the Australia plates dives beneath the Pacific plate toward the east-northeast at a geologically speedy 3.7 inches (94 millimeters) per year, according to the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS).
The earthquake hit at a depth of 17.8 miles (28.7 kilometers) and was the second largest earthquake in the Solomon Islands region in almost 40 years, IRIS said in a statement. Several aftershocks followed, the largest measuring magnitude 6.6, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
The tsunami generated by the quake, reported as 3 feet (0.9 meters) in height, hit villages on Santa Cruz Island, destroying structures and homes, according to news reports. A tsunami watch was issued for Australia, Indonesia and New Zealand, but not for the rest of the Pacific, according to the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center.
Subduction zone quakes shove the seafloor in one sudden movement, which may generate a tsunami by pushing the ocean water above. However, depending on the depth and size of the earthquake, the actual seafloor surface may not move a significant amount, so a big earthquake doesn't always produce a massive wave.For example, a magnitude-7.6 subduction zone earthquake in the Philippines in August 2012, which started deep in Earth's crust, did not trigger a tsunami.
There were dozens of earthquakes around the Solomon Islands in the month leading up to today's massive quake, the USGS reported. More than 40 magnitude-4.5 quakes shook the islands in the past week alone, and seven of those temblors were larger than a magnitude-6.0, the USGS said.
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http://www.sircaymanislands.com http://www.facebook.com The extraordinary Brisas Del Mar, oceanfront estate offers breathtaking panoramic views and unparalleled privacy amongst 2.33 acres of meandering tropical gardens and represents one of the finest luxury real estate offerings in the Cayman Islands. Perched atop a rugged bluff, overlooking the azure hues of the Caribbean Sea, this 14069 sq ft. estate is comprised of 5 bedrooms plus den, and 5.5 baths in the main residence, a 2 bedroom/1 bathroom guest apartment and a 2 bedroom caretaker #39;s cottage. Positioned to take advantage of Cayman #39;s perfect island temperatures and refreshing trade winds, this home is all about outdoor living. The floor to ceiling vistas from the living and dining spaces, spill onto open-air patios and terraces, which run the entire length of the home on both levels. The enormous, black, infinity edge lap pool, is a stunning sight in itself, positioned against the backdrop of the rolling Caribbean Sea. Completed in 2005, the modern and inviting dcor draws you forward while massaging your senses the moment you step through the front doors. A neutral color pallet accented with warm dark woods, relaxing furnishings, luxurious crisp white linins, and cool marble floors boarded with natural river rock unite to create a calming Zen oasis throughout. Each bedroom and bathroom is furnished and finished to the same exquisite level and style with the "piece de resistance" being the phenomenal soaking tub in the master ...
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Cayman Islands jails 'barely fit'
Jails run in the name of Her Majesty's Prison Service on the Cayman Islands are "barely fit for human habitation", UK inspectors have found.
Custodial facilities in the British overseas territory were "dark, decrepit, chaotic and dirty", and the UK should take steps to ensure regular inspections take place, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) said.
Illegal drug use was rife in one of the prisons inspected while HMIP staff discovered children sharing cells with adults were put at risk of predatory sexual behaviour.
Inspectors visited HMP Northward, which holds around 200 men, HMP Fairbanks, which held just four women, and a number of custody suites and court cells, after receiving an invitation from Cayman Islands governor Duncan Taylor.
The squalid conditions described by inspectors are a sharp contrast to life outside the prison walls in the Cayman Islands, which is known as a tax haven and a luxury holiday destination.
Chief inspector of prisons Nick Hardwick said: "What we found was troubling and concerning, particularly given that the prisons operated in the name of Her Majesty's Prison Service.
"Whatever one's view of the role of imprisonment, most people would expect prisons to hold prisoners safely and decently, and to ensure prisoners leave as better people than when they came in. Northward and Fairbanks fall well short of this standard."
He added: "It is difficult to see how this will be achieved without significant investment and a radical review of governance structures."
The Cayman Islands has more registered businesses than people, with a population of around 60,000 covering a mix of more than 100 nationalities.
Her Majesty's Cayman Islands Prison Service falls under the jurisdiction of the territory's Ministry for Internal and External Affairs.
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Russia Starts Kuril Islands Exercises
MOSCOW, February 5 (RIA Novosti) - Russia has started large-scale military exercises in the disputed Kuril Islands in the country's far east, a military official said on Tuesday.
The Kuril Islands, known to neighboring Japan as the Northern Territories, are a contentious issue in Russian-Japanese relations. The exercises are taking place just two days before Japan marks its Northern Territories Day on February 7.
The exercises have included cooperation between Russian Pacific Fleet ships, tactical fighter aviation and artillery as well as border guard personnel based in the islands area, eastern military district spokesman Alexander Gordeyev told reporters on Tuesday.
In particular, the exercises will practice a special operation aimed at helping a vessel in distress in Russian waters, Gordeyev said. He did not specifiy which of the islands was involved in the exercises.
The disputed islands of Iturup, Kunashiri, Shikotan and Habomai, called the Southern Kurils in Russia, are still claimed by Japan. They were occupied by Soviet forces at the end of World War II.
Last month former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori suggested Japan should seek the return of just three of the islands, leaving Iturup to Russia, to settle the dispute. But Japans Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said all four islands belong to Japan and the government is not planning to overturn its position.
Russia has maintained it will not give up the islands' sovereignty. In 2010, then President Dmitry Medvedev sparked a diplomatic row with Tokyo by making the first ever visit by a Russian leader to the islands, and later said Russia would increase its military presence there.
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