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A powerful earthquake off the Solomon Islands generated a tsunami of up to about 5 feet that damaged dozens of homes and likely killed several people in the South Pacific island chain on Wednesday.
Dr. Jagilly said there had been no flooding, and he hoped the hospital would return to normal Thursday.
Small tsunami hits Solomon Islands after 8.0-magnitude quake →
Dr. Rooney Jagilly, the medical superintendent at the National Referral Hospital in Honiara, said the hospital asked about half its 200 patients to leave and stay with family or friends as a precautionary measure because the hospital is located near the shoreline.
Small tsunami hits Solomon Islands after 8.0-magnitude quake →