Tsunami toll rises to 9 on Solomons

— Aid workers struggled Thursday to reach remote, tsunami-ravaged villages in the Solomon Islands and the death toll rose to at least nine as more bodies were found in wrecked homes and debris in the South Pacific country. Another quake rocked the islands this morning.

The victims, including a child, were killed Wednesday when a powerful earthquake set off a small tsunami that sent 5-foot waves roaring inland on Santa Cruz Island, in the eastern Solomons. Several others are missing and dozens of strong aftershocks were keeping frightened villagers from returning to the coast.

Front Section, Pages 5 on 02/08/2013

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