Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/pireport/2014/April/04-07-si2.htm National Disaster Office: Food, clothes, blankets, water needed. HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Solomon Star, April 6, 2014) – The National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) on Saturday appealed for public donations to assist victims of Thursday’s flooding in Honiara and Guadalcanal. Mon, 07 Apr 2014 04:15:00 +0200 pidp en pidp-0251ceb032c4d354e5f44cf38c7db7ea Echo NaturalDisasters -9.62239171888818 160.15841165124 43.7816 11.2078 20140407041500 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11232486&ref=rss At least seven have been killed in floods in the Solomon Islands, making it one of the Pacific's worst disasters of recent times.About 30 people are believed to be missing, and there have been reports of children's bodies floating... Fri, 04 Apr 2014 19:23:00 +0200 nzherald en nzherald-08aaa72521e5c52bdd02c3d62482ce12 NaturalDisasters UNbodies ManMadeDisasters Echo -22.5774704351012 144.529824632264 -41.3348 174.807 38.32505 -76.443996 -18.1426 178.431 -9.62239171888818 160.15841165124 36.12957 -103.900597 37.966389 -88.181389 33.529331 -90.187462 20140404192300 http://reliefweb.int/map/solomon-islands/4-april-2014-pacific-severe-weather-solomon-islands-floods Source: European Commission Humanitarian Aid department Country: Palau, Solomon Islands • SOLOMON ISLANDS Following very heavy rainfall on 2 and 3 April (more than 450mm in 48 hours), caused by a Low Pressure System moving across the Solomon Islands, severe flash floods affected the capital Honiara (pop. Fri, 04 Apr 2014 19:10:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-370c94decf8438c6b3ab302dcbcab502 NaturalDisasters 7.50230759140217 134.573387838085 -9.62239171888818 160.15841165124 -9.48177 147.184 20140404191000 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/60-magnitude-earthquake-jolts-solomon-islands-usgs.aspx?pageID=238&nid=64561&NewsCatID=359 A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage Fri, 04 Apr 2014 17:17:00 +0200 hurriyetdailynews en hurriyetdailynews-502e989ff1ddc7cf104d5b8166e536a2 NaturalDisasters 35.6831 139.809 -33.8916 151.242 -9.62239171888818 160.15841165124 20140404171700 http://reliefweb.int/report/solomon-islands/jingle-bells-and-tsunamis Source: Caritas Australia Country: Solomon Islands, Vanuatu Over the last couple of weeks, Australian schoolchildren have been inspired by Martina Kuibai, a teacher from the Solomon Islands, who uses nursery rhymes to teach her students how to prepare for natural disasters. Tue, 01 Apr 2014 06:26:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-8a5130e552ce735a9ff8b50a9dd16fc3 Echo NaturalDisasters -17.7404 168.321 -34.4263 150.874405 -9.62239171888818 160.15841165124 20140401062600 http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2014-04-10/aid-distribution-remains-a-priority-in-solomon-islands-as-flood-damage-assessment-continues/1293770 Harrowing accounts of Solomon Islands' flood disaster are coming through as authorities struggle to keep track of who needs urgent help. Thu, 10 Apr 2014 02:49:00 +0200 radioaustralia en radioaustralia-6f5a244e96c5f4fbd8b5aae3c49369c4 NaturalDisasters PublicHealth 30.2804 -97.7334 -9.62239171888818 160.15841165124 20140410024900 http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2014-04-10/aid-distribution-remains-a-priority-in-solomon-islands-as-flood-damage-assessment-continues/1293770 Harrowing accounts of Solomon Islands' flood disaster are coming through as authorities struggle to keep track of who needs urgent help. Thu, 10 Apr 2014 03:03:00 +0200 radioaustralianews en radioaustralianews-3b3ac8375e36e531d5cdfabfa55bb113 NaturalDisasters PublicHealth 30.2804 -97.7334 -9.62239171888818 160.15841165124 20140410030300 http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2014-04-10/aid-distribution-remains-a-priority-in-solomon-islands-as-flood-damage-assessment-continues/1293770 Harrowing accounts of Solomon Islands' flood disaster are coming through as authorities struggle to keep track of who needs urgent help. Fri, 11 Apr 2014 10:00:00 +0200 radioaustralia en radioaustralia-3b3ac8375e36e531d5cdfabfa55bb113 PublicHealth NaturalDisasters 30.2804 -97.7334 -9.62239171888818 160.15841165124 20140411100000