Cyclone oli hits tahiti

The official said that tourists were being looked after, adding: 'Hotels and pensions are taking good care of them, and are doing their best to reassure them and provide them with the best service possible given the circumstances.'
The Hilton French Polynesia - with properties in Tahiti, Moorea and Bora Bora - reported that their guests were 'fine' and that there was 'no major damage'.
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The Radisson Plaza Resort Tahiti said that it was 'safe and sound' now Oli had passed.
Turquoise Holidays - which organises breaks in the South Pacific - confirmed that they currently have clients in Tahiti but that 'at no stage was there any risk to clients'.
A spokeswoman added: 'Those that are holidaying and honeymooning in Tahiti are returning as scheduled.'
A dozen people were reported to be injured in Bora Bora, including one seriously after falling from a roof.
An official said waters driven by Cyclone Oli had left at least one person dead.
High Commissioner Eric Spitz said a 40-year-old man was carried away as pounding rain and winds lashed the Austral Islands, hundreds of kilometres south of Tahiti.
Alain Gylphe told Australia's ABC News: 'It is impossible to leave the island, there is no plane, no ship.'

Ghost town: The deserted streets of Papeete, on the Pacific island of Tahiti
Hundreds of homes have been damaged in the storm and more than 4,000 evacuated as a safety precaution in more populated areas.
Towering waves buffeted buoys off the coast of Tahiti's capital, Papeete while French television showed a naval ship pitching in the storm.
Waves up to 8metres high were forecast and families urged to stay inside as hundreds of homes were damaged, and communication and power lines were down.
Oli was upgraded from a tropical depression to a cyclone late on Wednesday and was expected to reach its peak yesterday.
FCO advice says that tropical storms, including cyclones, can occur between November and April in the region.