Weekly Niue News http://www.niuenews.nu/ [2004-09-11: list updated for new site] _______________________________________________ > We have 4 guests online > February 28 2005 - Keeping You In Touch > Search On For Missing Boat > An air search is under way today for a fishing boat in trouble > in Cyclone Percy about 700km northwest of Samoa. > A RNZAF P3 Orion is looking for the vessel and its seven crew. > New Zealand's Rescue Coordination Centre said they picked up > a distress beacon from the American Samoan boat yesterday > afternoon. It was about 15km from the eye of the tropical > cyclone. Winds were up to 100km/h and the sea swelling to 10m. > Last night, the tiny islands of Nassau (pop 40) and Pukapuka > (pop 600) in the northern Cook Islands were in the grip of > Cyclone Percy. Roads, houses and crops were being battered, > and one person is reported missing in Pukapuka. > Over the weekend, Percy struck the three atolls of Tokelau > before moving towards the Cooks. > > New Zealand is sending $500,000 worth of relief aid to Tokelau > by the MV Samoa Express. Water, tarpaulins and medicines will > be distributed at the three separate atolls and an damage > assessment report will me made. > [date.gif] Monday, 28 February 2005 > connections from Fonuakula to Makefu. The system can also be > Last Updated ( Monday, 28 February 2005 ) > 31228 Visitors
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