Solomon Islands Red Cross Auki Branch officers distribute aid to families affected by Saturday's earthquake, at Malaita province on the Solomon Islands in a handout photo December 9, 2016. Solomon Islands Red Cross/Handout via REUTERS
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Solomon Islands plans to dispatch emergency supplies to areas affected by a 6.9 magnitude aftershock on Saturday, a day after a much larger tremor triggered a tsunami warning that send hundreds of coastal people fleeing into the hills.
General Secretary of the Solomon Islands Red Cross Joanne Zoleveke said the supply boat could take almost 24 hours to reach Makira Island, which lies close to the epicentre of Friday's deeper 7.8 magnitude earthquake.
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