FLOOD TOLL SET TO RISE

Victims suffer loss of homes and food gardens By IAN M. KAUKUI  THE number of people affected by the current bad weather is expected to rise as more reports are being relayed to the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO). That’s according to NDMO’s third situational report released last night. So far, 23,708 people were reportedly…

Thousands affected by bad weather

Up to 23,708 people and 4,480 households across five provinces have been affected by the recent bad weather. That’s according to the Solomon Islands National Emergency Operations Centre’s (SINEOC) latest situational report on the disaster. The report said the four most impacted provinces are Guadalcanal, Malaita, Isabel, and Makira-Ulawa. In Guadalcanal, the report said, almost…