More support has been pledged from overseas governments and other donor partners to help current relief efforts for victims of last week’s flash flooding.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force has appealed to Gold Ridge communities to stay away from the Gold Ridge Mine premises. Unconfirmed reports say landowners angry over non-payment of royalties are looting the Gold Ridge premises after the miner, St Barbara, closed its operations at the mine.
Choiseul Province Premier, Jackson Kiloe has expressed condolences to the families and relatives of people and children who lost their lives in last week’s flash floods.
A Tandai Landowner on West Guadalcanal is urging the Ministry responsible for Environment to launch an investigation into logging activities upstream Matanikau River. Moses Ofa makes this call as logging activities upstream may contribute to the extreme flooding last week.
The National Disaster Management Office Director Loti Yates has expressed concerns about the high risk of diseases associated with overcrowding and lack of clean water and sanitation after last week’s flood. Mr Yates says these diseases include malaria, dysentery and Dengue fever.
World Vision has begun distributing relief items to families affected by the flash flooding that took Honiara by surprise last Thursday. World Vision is supporting the emergency response co-coordinating agency, the Honiara Town Council, to provide relief items to families staying in evacuation…
Tropical Cyclone ITA posses no further threat for Solomon Islands. A media statement from the National Emergency Operation Center has confirmed this today. The statement says it is now safe for people to freely move around.
The National Emergency Operation Centre, NEOC, at the National Disaster Office is on full activation mode. A statement from the office today updates its tally saying a total of 23 deaths and 9-thousand homeless people have been confirmed.
The United States of America announces it will provide the French Red Cross Society 1-hundred thousand dollars for the delivery of emergency relief items and water, sanitation, and hygiene assistance for disaster-affected communities in Solomon Islands.
The Republic of China,Taiwan, Announces a 2 Million dollars Emergency Aid to victims of last week’s flash floods. A statement from Taiwan Embassy today says being a long-standing friend of Solomon Islands, the government of the Republic of China, Taiwan, is pleased to assist in disaster relief…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, RSIPF, is appealing to the ‘General public’ especially, private vehicle owners to assist police reduce the continuous traffic jam and people to stay away from the main areas of the police search and rescue operations.
The Isabel Women’s Association has set up a donation camp to assist Isabel families affected by last week’s flash floods. An active member of the Association, Lensa Magiza says the camp opened yesterday in Honiara and the Association is planning to close the donation camp on Saturday.
Improvements are being made to water supply in Honiara, following the devastating floods. In a statement this morning, Solomon Water says burst pipes and damaged facilities, wet and dangerous working conditions are presenting great challenges to Solomon Water as it works to restore services.
The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development, MEHRD, Education Authorities and UNICEF have agreed on immediate priorities in response to the recent flooding in Honiara and Guadalcanal.
Australian High Commission staff are working with the Solomon Islands Government, donors, non-government organisations, local health officials and the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force to conduct rapid needs assessments of flood-affected communities in Guadalcanal.
The Solomon Islands Brisbane Community, SIBC, is responding to various appeals for donations to assist disaster stricken people of Honiara and Guadalcanal by appealing for donation around Australia.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has assured victims of last week’s flash floods that the Government will do all it can to assist them restore their lives.
A Royal Australian Air Force C-130 aircraft has arrived in Honiara to assist relief efforts in flood-affected Solomon Islands. In a brief statement on its social media network, Australia in Solomon Islands says the aircraft transported a 12-person civilian and defense reconnaissance team to assist…
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology and Chairman of the National Disaster Council, Dr Melchior Mataki, says the immediate focus of the government is on stabilizing the immediate impacts of last week’s flash floods to our…
State Owned Enterprise Solomon Water says Honiara residents will experience water shortages as only 20 percent of its water reservoirs are being used. Solomon Water General Manager Richard Austin told members of the local media today at Solomon Water Head office in Honiara.
