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.
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.
More than 28-thousand flood affected people in Honiara and East and West Guadalcanal will receive support for livelihoods, education, water and hygiene through a 10-million dollars partnership with World Vision Australia, Save the Children Australia and Oxfam Australia.
Credit Corporation has donated 100-thousand dollars to World Vision to assist with the recovery efforts following the country’s recent floods that destroyed livelihoods and left thousands homeless.
New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully announces, New Zealand will assist Solomon Islands to ease transport challenges after vital infrastructure was damaged in the flooding.
People of Bahomea region, Central Guadalcanal are calling on the government to send an assessment team to their area as soon as possible. Speaking to SIBC News Wilfred Manesu of Tina Village says it is almost two weeks now and the disaster stricken Bahomea region is yet to be assessed.
National Environmental Health Director of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Tom Nanau has warned victims of the recent flooding who are planing to return to their community to first seek advice from Health Emergency Operation Centre.
New Zealand’s Foreign Minister, Murray McCully, announced yesterday that New Zealand will send a medical assistance team to Solomon Islands to assist the National Referral Hospital in meeting urgent medical needs following the recent flooding.
A Honiara man has raised concerns over the distribution of relief supplies to the flood affected communities of Koa Hill, saying elements of unfair distribution has been sensed.
The United States Government has announced it will provide an additional 1-hundred and 50-thousand US dollars for the delivery of emergency relief items and water, sanitation and hygiene assistance for disaster-affected communities on Guadalcanal.
