3220 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://ec.europa.eu/echo/where/asia-and-pacific/pacific_enNatural disasters ranging from cyclones to floods, droughts and earthquakes frequently occur in the Pacific region. Pacific island countries (including Papua New Guinea, Fiji Islands, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands and Vanuatu) rank among the highest in the world in terms of numbers of casualties and people affected by disasters.Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:45:00 +0200EC-6b7ec31e7f9c4fb1b1775f487b9fa5c520181025144500https://www.aljazeera.com/topics/country/solomon-islands.html10 Apr 2014 21:09 GMT Fears Solomon Islands death toll could rise There are concerns over an outbreak of disease following floods that have left at least 21 people dead. 05 Apr 2014 08:00 GMT Solomon Islands floods death toll rises At least 16 people have died in the flooding, another 40 are missing, and tens of thousands have become homeless.Thu, 18 Oct 2018 09:14:00 +0200aljazeera-en-8268857ffeb52b5367812c0ddb4ccb5d20181018091400http://ec.europa.eu/echo/where/asia-and-pacific/pacific_enThe Pacific Region is frequently hit by natural disasters ranging from cyclones, floods, droughts to earthquakes. Pacific island countries including Papua New Guinea, Fiji Islands, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands and Vanuatu, rank among the highest in the world in terms of numbers of casualties and people affected by disasters.Mon, 15 Oct 2018 18:45:00 +0200EC-4391d6dbc9f085a8f830762e1193a16a20181015184500http://time.com/5422908/indonesia-sulawesi-earthquake-children/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Ftopstories+%28TIME%3A+Top+Stories%297:59 AM EDT. Feliz Solomon / Palu & Jakarta As Indonesian authorities halt their search for bodies and begin the long recovery from a devastating earthquake and tsunami, humanitarian workers warn that around 300 children who survived the catastrophe remain separated from their families while almost half a million more urgently need assistance.Fri, 12 Oct 2018 14:24:00 +0200time-994094f78d03bd8f2c6a4f16fe1a3af620181012142400