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People urged to move to high ground after quake near Solomon Islands

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Updated: Nov 22, 2022, 03:06 UTC

SYDNEY (Reuters) - People are advised to move to higher ground immediately, said a spokesperson for the Solomon Islands' prime minister after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the region near the islands.

People urged to move to high ground after quake near Solomon Islands

SYDNEY (Reuters) – People are advised to move to higher ground immediately, said a spokesperson for the Solomon Islands’ prime minister after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the region near the islands.

“People are advised to move to higher ground now,” said the spokesman from Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s office.”

(Reporting by Lewis Jackson; Editing by Tom Hogue)

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