Cyclone eye to cross French Polynesia's Austral group

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Updated February 5, 2010 10:43:54

Thousands of people have been evacuated from coastal areas overnight across French Polynesia. Residents have been advised to abandon grass and mud dwellings and head to solid buildings such as town halls, schools or churches.

Presenter: Geraldine Coutts
Speaker: Caroline Lafargue, reporter for Radio Australia's French service in Papeete

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