Posts Tagged ‘Solomon Island Floods’

Flood does not stop students in Honiara from getting to School

Friday, April 11th, 2014

The Don Bosco Technical Institute, Henderson, Solomon Islands commenced Term 2 on Tuesday 8th April, with 80% of its students in attendance. Everyone has been personally affected – directly or indirectly – and the weeklong floods have left painful memories that will be hard to heal. The rector, Fr. Dominic Kachira, invited those who were Read more

Stranded between two bridges in the Solomons Flood

Tuesday, April 8th, 2014

The flood in the Solomon Islands stranded Brother Joris van der Zant, the director San Isidro Care Centre for young people with speech and hearing disabilities. On Sunday the Archbishop Honiara, Adrian Smith reported that Brother Joris had been isolated from the centre, stranded between two damaged bridges. Joris eventually managed to return to the Read more