A new tropical cyclone named Lola formed over the South Pacific Ocean on 21 October and started moving south toward Vanuatu. Lola passed through the Solomon Islands on the 22 and 23 of October and the Solomon Islands National Disaster Management (NDMO) issued a situation report, confirming Tikopia Island has been significantly impacted.
Solomon Islands are currently experiencing an El Niño event. In the past, El Niño events have been associated with more tropical cyclone occurrences than average in the South Pacific region.
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