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Cyclone Jasmine floods Tongatapu

Friday, February 17, 2012 - 01:31.  Updated on Monday, September 9, 2013 - 18:40.

Cyclone Jasmine floods Tongatapu

Friday, February 17, 2012 - 01:31
Tropical Cyclone Jasmine dumped over half the month's average rainfall onto Tongatapu on Wednesday, flooding large areas of the capital Nuku'alofa and surrounding villages, forcing hundreds of people from their homes, and bringing down power poles, electric lines and trees. But Jasmine's heady aroma was not so sweet.

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