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AirSource assists Solomon Islands following flash flooding - AS380 Mark Richards - 04-04-2014
AirSource assists Solomon Islands government following flash flooding in Honiara
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The Solomon Islands Government says at least 16 people have died in flash flooding that has left thousands homeless in the capital, Honiara.
Government spokesman George Hemming has told the ABC search and rescue efforts are ongoing, but are hampered by heavy rain and the huge waves that are battering the coastline.
Mr Hemming says 16 bodies were recovered on Friday morning and an unconfirmed number of people are still missing.
Oxfam Solomon Islands country director Katie Greenwood says the floods are causing unprecedented damage.
Ms Greenwood says there has been a significant loss of houses along Mataniko River, widespread infrastructure damage and reports of landslides and flooding on the western and eastern plains of Guadalcanal.
She says Honiara residents are sheltering in schools and at the international airport, but relief agencies and the government will have to find better longer-term solutions.
Ms Greenwood says the flash floods are one of the worst disasters ever to hit Solomon Islands.
AirSource have been called on to assist the RAAF in moving troops and equipment from the Air Force Base in Townsville, Queensland, Australia to Honiara in the C130 Hercules, Boeing C-17 Globemaster.
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Re: AirSource assists Solomon Islands following flash floodi - AS37 Norm Edwards - 04-04-2014
Nice quick response Mark... thanks for setting these up
Re: AirSource assists Solomon Islands following flash floodi - AS380 Mark Richards - 04-04-2014
Thanks Norm, I heard of this devastation and this afternoon and knew AirSource had to assist.
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Re: AirSource assists Solomon Islands following flash floodi - ROGERP - 04-08-2014
Hi Mark
Thanks for this set of flights.
It is a very sad situation but it makes me feel happy that in some way
we have tried to help these unfortunate people.
Best regards as always
Roger
Re: AirSource assists Solomon Islands following flash floodi - AS380 Mark Richards - 04-08-2014
Thanks Roger. The New Zealand government is also sending some Hercs up so will create those flights as well from RNZAF Whenuapai (NZWP) so watch out for them too.
26 people confirmed dead now and many many more homeless or completely lost their crops and the Solomon's are completely reliant on subsistence living.
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Re: AirSource assists Solomon Islands following flash floodi - AS380 Mark Richards - 04-09-2014
AS380 Mark Richards Wrote:Thanks Roger. The New Zealand government is also sending some Hercs up so will create those flights as well from RNZAF Whenuapai (NZWP) so watch out for them too.These flights have now also been added, visit the the Humanitarian Flights category in the Bid Division to bid for these new sectors.
Mark