Cunningham Lindsey responds to powerful earthquake off Solomon Islands

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This morning a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands triggering a tsunami warning. Local villagers were advised by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centres to find higher ground with ‘widespread, hazardous’ tsunami waves. After a few hours the tsunami warning was downgraded with no reports of serious damage.

The earthquake was reported at 6:38am AEST on December 9 (17:38 UTC on December 8 (US Geological Survey – http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20007z80#executive) with the epicentre of the quake located 69km west of Kirakira, a provincial capital in the Solomon Islands. Electricity supplies have been cut off in some areas, with a powerful tremor causing blackouts and disruptions of the phone system on the Islands including the tsunami warning system in the capital, Honiara. Two provinces southwest of Makira and Temotu were also issued tsunami alerts. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) has since indicated that the threat of a tsunami had passed.

Cunningham Lindsey Response
We have the largest team of experts of any adjusting company in the world, dealing with major losses. Our Major & Complex Loss (MCL) Adjusters are supported by FAS Global, our team of forensic accountants who specialise in the quantification of business interruption and financial losses.

Our team across Asia Pacific is ready to respond, and will be initially overseen from Sydney, Australia should we be required to have additional staff on the ground in the Solomon Islands.

Right people, right place, right time
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You can be assured of the highest quality of service with MCL. We have developed a set of standards and selection criteria to achieve this, with every member of the team meeting a minimum set of qualifying criteria. With MCL you can have total confidence that your large and complex losses will receive the utmost attention and technical expertise from the right people – no matter where the loss occurs around the world.

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