Mr Applose Manegere is making the call on behalf of chiefs, men, women and children of West Hograno in their anticipation for relief food supplies.

Following heavy torrential rain in January this year which either washed away food gardens or caused them to rot, assessment teams have visited the area and declared it a disaster zone.

However, NDMO says the number is expected to increase as Bellona also reported damages to houses but yet to give figures.

Several kitchens have also been damaged on the two islands, as well as on the weather coasts of Makira and Guadalcanal.

NDMO says some reports on the Weather coast of Guadalcanal also reported a few houses and gardens washed away by waves.

No casualties or injuries have been reported by all the Provinces.

He says with bridges and parts of road west and eastwards side of Honiara remain damaged people are badly affected.

Mr Toki says those who want to sell their garden products cannot pass through damaged bridges.

He says parents who need to pay for their children's school fees are finding it difficult since they cannot earn money from their garden products.

Mr Toki calls on Guadalcanal provincial

Still recovering from the two major earthquakes a few weeks ago, police in the province reported that Munda, Rendova and Roviana were the three areas that were affected by the latest heavy rain and flooding.

Head of Munda Police Allanson Tiazy confirmed to the Solomon Star that Munda has been hit by flooding over the last few days.

"Flooding has occurred since last week but there are no major damages, only a few food gardens washed away," he said.

Reports have been received from Guadalcanal, Malaita and Isabel.

Landslides have been reported at at Kusumba, Tangarare, west Guadalcanal and a woman has been injured.

Some landslides has been also reported at Avu Avu, south Guadalcanal, threatening the clinic in the area.

Meanwhile, the Poha and Tambo bridges have been partly washed away and not usable by vehicles.

In Babanakira, south Guadalcanal one

Acting Police Commissioner Edmund Sikua says this followed the flooding of those areas as the result of the heavy rain in the past 24 hours.

"Sixty-two people which we evacuated from east of Honiara early this morning are now at the Rove Police Club. We are taking care of them now and we hope other organisations will help us look after them. There is no reports of landslides yet, but our teams are going out. We sent a vessel to the Western Province to check out the

The Embassy says the donation ceremony will be hosted Ambassador George Chan after he finishes his personal leave and comes back from Taiwan this weekend.

Charge D'affaires of Taiwan Embassy, Ben Wang last week paid a courtesy call Prime Minister Derek Sikua and extended the people and government of Taiwan deepest condolences and sympathy to the people and families in the affected areas by the earthquakes.

The projects will cost 600-thousand Solomon Islands dollars.

The High Commission office in Honiara says the projects were funded under the Australia's Direct Aid Program D-A-P.

D-A-P is a small grants program designed to help community groups improve their living standards in direct and practical ways.

High Commissioner, Frank Ingruber, says Australia was pleased to assist community groups and organisations from

The National Disaster Council (NDC) has completed official procedure to address the needs of the affected communities.

A statement from the National Disaster Management Office said the delay is due mainly to current financial difficulties experienced by the government.

"The government has recently cut all ministerial budgets by ten percent and therefore this has affected