Solomon Islands: Tropical Cyclone Maila - Humanitarian Snapshot (24 April 2026)

Response efforts for Tropical Cyclone Maila continue to scale up between 15 and 24 April under a State of Disaster in Western and Choiseul Provinces. National coordination remains fully activated, with NEOC and Provincial EOCs leading operations, supported by government funding and deployed response teams. While weather conditions have stabilized, access to remote communities remains constrained, slowing assessments and aid delivery. Impacts remain significant across health, education, and shelter sectors. Health infrastructure damage, including Sasamunga Hospital, has disrupted services, with ongoing public health risks such as a contained diarrhoea outbreak in Simbo. Schools have sustained damage and are being used as evacuation centres, while displacement continues to be verified, with affected families in temporary sites and host communities with limited services. Response operations have expanded through logistics movements, assessments, and relief distributions by government, NGOs, and UN agencies. However, assistance remains uneven in hard-to-reach areas, and data gaps continue to limit targeting. Priority needs include emergency shelter, safe water, food, and restoration of health services. Key constraints include fuel shortages, limited transport and storage, and health workforce gaps. Ongoing risks include disease outbreaks, inadequate shelter, and delays in restoring essential services in remote areas.