500 houses have been damaged or destroyed. The National Disaster Management Office says hundreds of people could be homeless. Only a few minor injuries are reported.
Source: www.glidenumber.net
Available Space-based Information for: Solomon Islands – Earthquake – Date 4 January 2010
Status Update: 5 January 2010
UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER:
Contact email: un-spider [at] unoosa.org
Link: http://www.un-spider.org/
International Charter:
Activated: 5 January 2010
Project Manager:
François Boubila, SERCO / ESA ESRIN
Tel: +39 06941 80615
E-mail: francois.boubila [at] esa.int
Charter Requestor : UN Office for Outer Space Affairs
Link: http://www.disasterscharter.org/web/charter/activation_details?p_r_p_1415474252_assetId=ACT-285
National Contact Point
Mr Loti Yates
Director, National Disaster Management Office
Ministry of Home Affairs
PO Box G11 Honiara
Solomon Islands
Tel: +677 - 27 936
Fax: +677 - 27 937
Email:directorndc [at] solomon.com.sb (directorndc[at]solomon[dot]com[dot]sb)
SOPAC Contact Point
Luma Darcy
Permanent Secretary
Country Representative to SOPAC
Ministry of Mines, Energy & Rural Electrification
PO Box G37
Honiara
Solomon Islands
Tel: +677 - 215 21/26 352
Fax: +677 - 25811
E-Mail: hupamaza [at] gmail.com
OCHA Contact Point
Peter Muller
Suva, Fiji
Tel: +679 - 331 67 61
Mobile: +679 - 999 1664
Email: Peter.Muller [at] undp.org
Space-based Information:
GDACS:
Link: http://www.gdacs.org/index.asp
Situation Reports:
See attached files below (8 reports)
Disaster Related Map/Images:
UNOCHA Disaster Map
Landslide 1
Landslide 2
Landslide 3
Earthquake/Tsunami 1
Earthquake/Tsunami 2 (Retavo)
Earthquake/Tsunami 3 (Retavo)
Other Links:
Reliefweb:
Link: http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc108?OpenForm&emid=EQ-2010-000002-SLB&rc=5
SOPAC Country Profile:
Link: http://www.sopac.org/Solomon+Islands.
USGS:
Link: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010rdai.php
NASA Earth Observatory:
Link: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=42176
ADRC (Asian Disaster Reduction Center):
Link: http://www.adrc.asia/view_disaster_en.php?NationCode=90&lang=&KEY=1357
Other Information:
Solomon Star (Newspaper):
Link: http://www.solomonstarnews.com/news/national/1610-quakes-hit-500-homes
Link: http://www.solomonstarnews.com/news/national/1600-strong-quakes-hit-gizo
Solomon Times Online:
Link: http://www.solomontimes.com/news.aspx?nwID=4784
Related Satellite Imagey:
Banita Judaea
Retavo
North Havila
Hopongo
