Tropical Cyclone Gita is making its way across the Pacific where it's expected to reach wind speeds of up to 148km/h. It's already hit Samoa, where a disaster has been declared, and is now crossing Tonga and southern Fiji. Hannah Butler is a New Zealander working for the Red Cross at its Pacific regional headquarters in Suva. She tells Susie Ferguson what they're doing to prepare.
Samoa Red Cross volunteers wade through water dumped by #Cyclone #Gita to check on people and help families in evacuation centres. Photo: Samoa Red Cross. #TCGita pic.twitter.com/u4QxCOZlQO
— IFRC Asia Pacific (@IFRCAsiaPacific) February 11, 2018
"The disaster's never over when the storm finishes. There will be a big clean up." - @hannarosebutler on the #TCGita damage in #Samoa. Gita is now en route to Tonga.
— Lauren Hayes (@lauren_olive) February 11, 2018