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Solomon Islands: Typhoon: 2003/01/02 Country Information on DRR

Period 2003/01/02
Country or District Solomon Islands
Event Type Typhoon
Outline Five days after a cyclone Zone smashed into two Pacific islands in Solomon Islands, and whole villages have been buried and I am still not sure how many people are dead
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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Report/Articles

Fiji Daily Post 2003/01/07
Fiji donates $20,000 for cyclone

OCHA Situation Report No.4 2003/01/06
No casualties or serious injuries were reported and those suffering minor injuries have been treated by the medical team.

Reuters News 2003/01/04
All the inhabitants on two of three South Pacific islands hammered by a cyclone appeared to have survived by fleeing to mountain shelters.

Voice of America 2003/01/02
Relief Ship Prepares for Trip to Cyclone-Hit Islands

Reuters News 2003/01/02
Fate of cyclone-hit Pacific islands remains unclear

OCHA Situation Report 2003/01/02
A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) plane will fly over two remote Polynesian isles in a bid to determine the fate of around 3,000 people who have been cut off since being hit by one of the Pacific's worst ever cyclones.

BBC News 2003/01/02
Cyclone-hit isles wait for aid

Pictures

Borneo Bulletin 2003/01/02
Pictures from cyclone-hit Pacific island