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Tsunami Hits South Pacific's Solomons |
2007-04-02 |
HONIARA, Solomon Islands (AP) - A powerful earthquake struck in the South Pacific Monday off the Solomon Islands, triggering a tsunami several yards high that destroyed a village and left at least four people missing, officials and residents said. Judith Kennedy, a resident of the western town of Gizo, said water ``right up to your head'' swept through the town. ``All the houses near the sea were flattened,'' she told The Associated Press by telephone. ``The downtown area is a very big mess from the tsunami and the earthquake,'' she added. ``A lot of houses have collapsed. The whole town is still shaking'' from aftershocks. Harry Wickham, who owns a waterfront hotel in the town, said the damage was widespread. ``The waves came up probably about 10 feet and swept through town,'' he told Australia's Nine Network television by telephone. ``There's a lot of water damage and a lot of debris floating around,'' he added. ``Ten feet of water washing through town - you can imagine what damage it has done here.'' The magnitude-8.0 quake triggered tsunami warnings throughout the South Pacific and as far north as Hawaii, though officials canceled the alert after the danger period passed. |
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