The undersecretary for Administration and Finance within the Ministry of Health and Medical Services Mr George Hoa’au has stressed the importance of prioritising proper evacuation infrastructure. Mr Hoa’au told members of the media, it is improper to use school infrastructure as evacuation centers.
A group who gave itself the name- ‘Disaster Victim Coalition Team’ is concerned, relief supplies distribution at the Pavilion Evacuation Centre is insufficient.
World Vision is using smartphone technology to accelerate the assessment of needs following the April 3 floods. The use of smartphones is speeding up the ability to distribute emergency relief to affected households much faster than was possible in the past.
The Government is encouraging people to voluntarily leave evacuation centres and return home, with return assistance packages ready for distribution. Only those whose homes have been wiped out by the floods will remain in evacuation centers to give them time to rebuild their homes.
The Head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis has sent a message of condolences to the Solomon Islands people for the devastation and loss of lives caused by the flash flooding earlier this month. The floods had killed 23 people, including children and left thousands homeless.
World Vision Solomon Islands has packed some one-thousand family kits and one-thousand shelter kits for victims affected by the recent flash flooding. In a statement, Country Director Andrew Cartford said the family kits are for people who lost their possessions and the shelter kits are for people…
The Family Support Centre has expressed concern over the risks of sexual abuse and violence for women, girls and children currently living at Evacuation Centers in Honiara.
Honiara musicians and bands have teamed together to organise a live concert in aid of this month’s flash flood survivors and their families. Representing the music community, the April Rains Flood Committee was established to organise the “Band Laev Konset” – a music festival of contemporary and…
The United Nations children’s support agency, UNICEF says people could be in evacuation centres for months yet, as Solomon Islands tries to recover from devastating floods almost a fortnight ago.
The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William has praised Australia’s assistance to Solomon Islands in relief and recovery aid following floods and earthquakes that hit the nation.
Bank South Pacific, BSP has donated 2-hundred-thousand Solomon dollars towards relief efforts for Honiara and parts of Guadalcanal province affected by the recent floods.
World Health Organisation, WHO is currently working closely with the Ministry of Health and Medical Services in its health response efforts to the recent disaster.
The Solomon Islands Red Cross Society says they have purified over 367-thousand litres of water as of 4pm yesterday. In its update yesterday, the organization said it has established three Nomad water purification units – two at Tuvaruhu and one are operating in East Guadalcanal.
People of Mbabanakira in West Guadalcanal are calling on responsible disaster authorities to quickly send an assessment team to their area. A church worker in the area, Pastor Silas Nickson told SIBC News people in Mbabanakira are now facing food shortages as their food gardens have all been…
More than 15 coastal villages around Komuporo area in North Guadalcanal have called on responsible authorities to repair the Rotifolo and Binalu bridge damaged by the flash flooding.
The Asian Development Bank has announced it is providing 200-thousand dollars to the Solomon Islands government to help fund humanitarian and relief efforts following the recent flash floods.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Development has began deploying assessment teams to parts of the country to assess damages caused by the recent disaster.
Save the Children is currently assisting the Guadalcanal Provincial Emergency Operation Centre with relief supply distribution and the assessment of damages in Guadalcanal Province.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo today has applauded the New Zealand Government for its quick response to immediately provide a bailey bridge to replace the damaged old Mataniko Bridge at Chinatown. Mr.
An assessment team from the Ministry of Infrastructure Development in partnership with the Transport Sector Development Project, funded by Asian Development Bank has assessed damages caused by the recent disaster in East and West Guadalcanal last week.
