Cyclone alert for Wallis and Futuna

Updated March 11, 2010 17:25:41

A tropical cyclone alert has been issued for Wallis and Futuna. The Fiji Met Service's cyclone warning centre says at two hours universal time a tropical depression was located 300 kilometres north east of Wallis, and moving slowly in a westerly direction. It says the system has the potential to develop into a cyclone in the next 24 to 48 hours.

Presenter: Christine Webster
Speaker: Matt Boterhoven, Senior Forecaster at the Fiji Met Service