Solomons Tsunami Kills 20

World | April 3, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00
Solomons Tsunami Kills 20 Photo by EPA/BTA

At least 20 people have been killed in the powerful underwater earthquake and the tsunami that struck Monday the tiny Solomon Islands. Many more have been declared missing.

Entire villages were destroyed yesterday after an 8.0-magnitude quake caused a tidal wave that hit towns in the country's Western Province.

Gary Gibson, who chairs the International Seismological Center executive committee, said the quake was the biggest to hit the Solomons since 1900.

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