Only those whose homes have been wiped out by the floods will remain in evacuation centers to give them time to rebuild their homes.
A joint assessment of damaged Honiara households is underway, and initial reports indicate 253 houses destroyed and 30 damaged.
Ten schools are being used as evacuation centres and a total of 78 schools are affected in Honiara and Guadalcanal. Schools are due to reopen on 22 April.
A draft Humanitarian Action Plan has been developed by national clusters and partners for endorsement by the National Disaster Council.
A UNDAC team is being deployed to conduct an environmental assessment on a flooded and abandoned tailings dam at Gold Ridge.
Source: Press Release, Government Communications Unit