RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : French Polynesia - Tropical Storm

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2010-02-05, 04:20:02 [UTC] Ref.no.: TC-20100205-24803-PYF Situation Update No. 1 On 2010-02-06 at 12:19:58 [UTC] Event: Tropical Storm Location: French Polynesia Statewide Number of Deads: 1 person(s) Situation: At least one person has been killed and thousands have been evacuated as a cyclone has hit French Polynesia. Weather men said Cyclone Oli that struck late on Wednesday was the worst to have hit Polynesia over the past five years. Local authorities advised residents on Friday to stay indoors as winds of up to 200km per hour raged in the archipelago, including the popular holiday island of Tahiti. Though a red alert has now been called off, schools, roads, airports and harbors remain closed and travel is banned on several islands, except for emergency services. A spokesperson for the Tahiti tourist board told mail.online that none of more than 650 tourists currently visiting had been injured. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu