Tsunami in the Solomon Islands

The BBC reports that at least 12 people have died in the Solomon Islands after a tsunami swept ashore following a strong undersea earthquake in the South Pacific, which struck at 0740 local time on Monday 2nd April 2007 and measured 8.0.

The main town in the western Solomons, Gizo, was hit by waves several metres high that swamped buildings and washed people out to sea, officials said.