Posts Tagged ‘Natural Distasters’

Solomons: Many in still in shelters 18 months after tsunami

Friday, September 26th, 2014

More than 18 months after a tsunami caused widespread destruction in the remote Solomon Islands’ Temotu province, more than a hundred families are believed to still be living in temporary shelters. After the disaster struck, almost every affected family was left having to build a shelter for themselves. A permanent housing strategy has been developed Read more

Catholic communities help victims of the Torokina eruption

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014

On September 7 all Catholic communities in Bougainville held a special collection for the victims of the Bagana eruption on the south-western part of the island  on August 17. The Diocese of Bougainville estimates that 1380 people have been affected by the eruption. The local villages most affected are those living in the hills below Read more