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Children find shade under a palm-thatched roof after an earthquake struck the western region of the Solomon Islands. The quake caused a large tsunami, which tore through towns and villages, killing at least 25 and affecting nearly 60,000 people – some 10 percent of population of this Pacific island country. Fearing aftershocks and additional waves, the children and their families have chosen to remain in huts like this at a camp a few hours from the capital, Gizo.
As many as 20,000 people have lost access to clean water. At least 5,000 are without food or shelter. Some 10,000 have lost their livelihood. A diarrhea outbreak has already been reported at a camp in Gizo.
Tanya Rad - World Vision
Children find shade under a palm-
thatched roof after an earthquake struck
the western region of the Solomon
Islands. The quake caused a large
tsunami, which tore through towns and
villages, killing at least 25 and
affecting nearly 60,000 people – some 10
percent of population of this Pacific
island country. Fearing aftershocks and
additional waves, the children and their
families have chosen to remain in huts
like this at a camp a few hours from the
capital, Gizo.
As many as 20,000 people have lost
access to clean water. At least 5,000
are without food or shelter. Some 10,
000 have lost their livelihood. A
diarrhea outbreak has already been
reported at a camp in Gizo.
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