In Honiara, the chief town in Guadalcanal, and the capital of the Solomons, the situation is dangerously different.
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In the meantime, Solomons will be relying on the squad that took Ulster to the Celtic Cup during the World Cup.
Others, like Seth Solomons, global CMO of Digitas, believe it's the Apple name that will see the company through this issue.
McCall was in charge of Ballynahinch for a season before Alan Solomons brought him into the Ulster set-up as backs coach.
Williams met up with Scotland officials last Wednesday while Solomons saw them on Monday to discuss taking the reins from McGeechan.
Solomons has awarded Ulster debuts to new signings Andrew Maxwell, Ronan McCormack and Roger Wilson while Seamus Mallon will also start.
It is far bigger than the Solomons (5.8m people rather than 500, 000), very much closer, and was an Australian colony until 1975.
Solomons, 52, is the more experienced and used to be assistant coach to Nick Mallett when he was in charge of South Africa.
Southern Kings coach Alan Solomons was pleased his side had given the Lions a punishing physical examination, although Van der Westhuyzen and lock Ross Skeate were yellow-carded.
While obviously wanting his star players available, Ulster coach Alan Solomons said that everything was in the hands of the IRFU, and he will stick by their decision.
Solomons always believed that the international side must come first.
Official accounts of the extent of the damage in the Solomons remained vague hours after the fact, and a government official said communication with the worst-hit areas remained difficult.
Robert Iroga, press secretary to the Solomons prime minister, told the BBC that the waves west of Lata had travelled some 500m inland, and that three villages had been damaged.
The Australians are now training the Solomons' own police, and have brought in a team of civil servants to help rebuild the country's economy so that it will eventually be able to function on its own.
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