VANUATU, FIJI: Cyclone expected to bring heavy rains
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Authorities in Vanuatu warned residents to take precautions and move to higher ground as a tropical cyclone approached the Pacific state. As Tropical Cyclone Funa headed towards Vanuatu, weather centres said it threatened to bring gale force winds and heavy rains, and could also cause flash floods. Fiji is also bracing for bad weather as a result of the storm.
Presenter: Megan Flamer
Speakers: David Gibson, Forecaster with Vanuatu's national meteorological office; Donald Manses, Deputy director Vanuatu's National Disaster Management Office; Rajendra Prasad, Director of Meteorology in Fiji
