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Islands report extensive cyclone damage across Tonga

Mon, 13 Jan 2014 12:22:19 +1100

Disaster management officials in Tonga have voiced serious concerns for residents on more than twenty low-lying islands, after Cyclone Ian swept through the region on the weekend.

Water and shelter urgently needed in post-cyclone Tonga

Mon, 13 Jan 2014 12:22:07 +1100

And as we heard from Monalisa, humanitarian assistance is urgently required in the Tongan island groups hit by Cyclone Ian on the weekend.

Pacific islands brace for more dangers in cyclone season

Mon, 13 Jan 2014 12:21:43 +1100

Fiji-based Neville Koop is climate advisor for the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program.

Health warnings as parts of Australia face weeklong heatwave

Mon, 13 Jan 2014 12:21:30 +1100

Closer to home, and people in Australia's south eastern states will experience temperatures in the 40s for much of this week, as a heatwave moves in from Western Australia.

Bangkok residents put up with protest disruptions

Mon, 13 Jan 2014 12:21:20 +1100

Anti-government protestors are vowing to "shut down" Bangkok today, to prevent next month's elections.

Bangkok protests no threat to Thailand's security, says analyst

Mon, 13 Jan 2014 12:21:09 +1100

It's yet to be seen if Thailand's protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban will manage to shut down Bangkok today.

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