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Aftershocks Hamper Relief in Tsunami-Hit Solomons | Reduction

Aftershocks Hamper Relief in Tsunami-Hit Solomons

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A sturdy aftershock rattled the Solomon Islands on Friday, hindering relief efforts to tsunami-ravaged villages and forcing the South Pacific country 's prime minister to pass up a check out to the stricken location, where 9 deaths have been confirmed. Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo was on a plane to Santa Cruz Island in the eastern Solomons to examine damage when the aftershock hit, said Silas Lilo, a spokesman for his office. The plane then went back to the capital, Honiara. The plane made a 2nd effort to reach the island and landed successfully late Friday, said Andrew Catford, the Solomon Islands director for the relief company World Vision.

People:

Andrew Catford

Overall Sentiment: 0.0517699

Relevance: 0.902801

SentimentQuote
0.117641"My staff said it felt stronger than the initial earthquake and people are very concerned. Most of Lata town was evacuated. It's like a ghost town," Catford said. ...
0.0229708"My staff said it felt stronger than the initial earthquake and people are very concerned. Most of Lata town was evacuated. It's like a ghost town," Catford said. "We've had over 115 aftershocks, but unlike all the others, this one moved vertically up and down. For the first time, it's created cracks in the roads."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.1406118
  • Mean: 0.0703059
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

George Herming

Overall Sentiment: -0.0275476

Relevance: 0.328852

SentimentQuote
-0.255483"Many of them have lost their homes and they have no shelter at the moment," Herming said. ...
-0.15489"Many of them have lost their homes and they have no shelter at the moment," Herming said. "They are still residing on high ground because of the fear of the aftershocks."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.410373
  • Mean: -0.2051865
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Silas Lilo

Overall Sentiment: -0.0846655

Relevance: 0.325622

Gordon Darcy

Overall Sentiment: 0.0313614

Relevance: 0.290645

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  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

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Additional Info:

City: Santa Cruz

Overall Sentiment: -0.325706

Relevance: 0.6278

City: Honiara

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.313633

Country: Solomon Islands

Overall Sentiment: -0.176254

Relevance: 0.503387

Disambiguation: Location | GovernmentalJurisdiction | Kingdom | BoardMember | IslandGroupReferences:

NaturalDisaster: tsunami

Overall Sentiment: -0.168313

Relevance: 0.527906

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