FIJI: Full alert as Tropical Cyclone Gene builds
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Fiji is bracing for wild weather over the next 24 hours as Tropical Cyclone Gene brings gale force winds, flooding and squally seas. The storm has already claimed two lives - police say two workers died in Lautoka city after being electrocuted by fallen power lines. Schools and businesses have been advised to close and several towns and city suburbs are without power. Tropical Cyclone Gene will hit Viti Levu and nearby islands hardest, but the Meterological Service has also issued strong wind warnings for the rest of the country. The tropical cyclone forecaster at the Fiji Meteorological Service Alipate Waqaicelua says residents should already be on full alert.
Presenter: Bo Hill
Speakers: Alipate Waqaicelua, Fiji Meteorological Service
