Cyclone Tuni

Clear up continues in Samoa

Cyclone Tuni brought torrential rain, strong winds and rough seas causing some flooding and landslips.

But the head of the Disaster Management Office Filomena Nelson says there has been no other damage and locals are now enjoying sunny weather, forecast for the remainder of the week.

She says crews are out clearing the landslips but it is now business as usual for much of Samoa.

Niue prepares for the worst as cyclone Tuni approaches

The cyclone earlier caused flooding a

Samoa cleans up

Strong winds forced inter-island ferries to be cancelled until at least Monday.

On Sunday afternoon, the meteorological offices in both Samoa and Tonga cancelled their cyclone warnings, saying the threat had passed.

Cyclone brings flooding to Samoa

The category 1 cyclone battered Samoa and American Samoa yesterday bringing torrential rain that caused flooding and slips, while strong winds were recorded in Tonga. The storm is due to pass close to Niue tomorrow.

In Samoa, flash flooding was reported across the island of Savai'i and homes were evacuated in the capital Apia.