Pacific town destroyed by Tsunami
A massive undersea earthquake sent a tsunami crashing into the South Pacific nation of Solomon Islands today, destroying at least one town and killing eight people, including six children, officials said.
The Pacific region, from Australia to Hawaii, went on high alert for several hours after the magnitude-8 quake struck between the islands of Bougainville and New Georgia, though officials cancelled a region-wide tsunami warning after the danger period passed.
