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Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Flash Floods Situation Report No. 3 (as of 13 April 2014)

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Highlights

  • Number of confirmed deaths remains at 21, with 2 people missing.

  • Over 9,000 people are displaced in Honiara, and over 50,000 people are affected in the capital and Guadalcanal.

  • Aid agencies continue to work together to distribute food and relief items.

  • Water and sanitation is a major concern for people in evacuation centres and affected communities.

  • Delays in aid to areas outside Honiara are causing tensions in some affected communities.

  • The Government is seeks to reduce the number of people in evacuation centres by offering return packages.

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