The Red Cross says up to 7,000 people are homeless one week after a tsunami triggered by an earthquake swept through the western Solomon Islands.A Red Cross spokeswoman in the badly damaged town of Gizo said food and medical aid was arriving but many people were still camping in the hills.
Many people have been afraid to return to their homes because of fears of another tsunami, the spokeswoman said.
At least 39 people were killed when a wave several metres high hit the area.
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