Samoa

The tropical paradise of Samoa in the South Pacific has been lashed with gale force winds, flash flooding from torrential rain and a 3 metre storm surge from Category 2 tropical cyclone Evan on Thursday and Friday. After two days the tropical cyclone is now moving west and intensifying to a Catergory 4 storm as it heads in the direction of Fiji. Wallis and Fortuna Islands lie directly in the storm path and northern atolls of Tonga may also be affected to some degree.