Magnitude 6.6 aftershock rocks tsunami-hit Solomon IslandsFebruary 8, 2013 - 10:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Aftershocks are continuing to rock the tsunami-hit Solomon Islands, hampering relief efforts, BBC News said. A 6.6 magnitude aftershock hit early on Friday, February 8 damaging roads in the town of Lata on Santa Cruz Island, in the far east of the Pacific nation. An inbound plane with PM Gordon Darcy Lilo on board returned to Honiara because of concerns over runway damage, his spokesman said. The plane was also carrying relief supplies for those left homeless. A magnitude 8.0 earthquake on Wednesday triggered a tsunami that flattened several villages on the western coast of Santa Cruz Island. Nine people were killed and at least 3,500 are thought to have been made homeless. Assessing the level of damage is taking time because of the very remote location of the island and debris on its airstrip. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |