Thursday, February 7, 2013

Tsunami Causes Deaths and Damages Homes on Solomon Islands

A major 8.0 magnitude earthquake was feared to have flattened villages in the Solomon Islands on Wednesday, and triggered a tsunami with destructive potential for Pacific nations' coasts, monitors said. A small tsunami

At least 900 dolphins in the Solomon Islands were killed by villagers because they were not given the money they were promised.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said a tsunami of about a meter (3 feet) was measured in Lata wharf, in the Solomon Islands. The center said a 12-centimeter (4.8-inch) wave was observed in neighboring Vanuatu.

Shortly later, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Hawaii issued a tsunami warning for the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, New Caledonia, Kosrae, Fiji, Kiribati, and Wallis and Futuna islands. A tsunami watch was issued for

At least 900 dolphins in the Solomon Islands were killed by villagers because they were not given the money they were promised.

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