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31 Dec 2001

Fiji + 3 others
South Pacific cyclone intensifies - Tonga at risk

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— Agence France-Presse
AUCKLAND, Dec 31 (AFP) - Tonga was warned Monday that a powerful cyclone was intensifying and would bring "phenomenal seas" and destructive winds.

Cyclone Waka formed Sunday between Samoa and Fiji, close to the French islands of Wallis and Futuna.

The Honolulu-based Joint Typhoon Warning Centre (JTWC) said at midnight (1200 Sunday GMT) Waka was at 14.2 south latitude, 175.8 west with sustained winds of 167 kilometres per hour (kph) (90 knots), gusting to 204 kph (110 knots).

They warn it will intensify to gusts

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30 Dec 2001

Fiji + 3 others
Severe cyclone bearing down on South Pacific islands

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— Agence France-Presse
AUCKLAND, Dec 30 (AFP) - A cyclone, named Waka, formed Sunday between Samoa and Fiji and appeared to be on course for the Kingdom of Tonga, the Honolulu-based Joint Typhoon Warning Center warned.

Satellite imagery showed the centre of Waka to be 370 kilometres (230 miles) west of the Samoan capital of Apia, near the French island of Wallis, at about 0000 GMT.

It was moving almost due south with its current course projecting it to hit the low-lying Tongan capital of Nuku'alofa on Tuesday. It was also expected to pass over Fiji's Lau Group of islands.

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