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Aid Reaches All Of Tsunami-Devasted Areas In Solomons

April 11, 2007

Honiara - Emergency supplies have reached all the areas devastated by last week's earthquake and tsunami in the western Solomon Islands, officials said Tuesday. "What we don't know is the exact quantity of how much aid has reached each specific village and person. We'll get that information soon," said Julian Makaa of the National Disaster Management Office.

Sogavare said the government would look at measures to avoid a repeat of the devastation, including resettling people living on low-lying atolls and coastlines.

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