French Polynesia declares natural disaster
![Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia on the island of Tahiti. [ABC]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200810/r307087_1343518.jpg "Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia on the island of Tahiti. [ABC]")
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Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia on the island of Tahiti. [ABC]
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French Polynesia's declared a state of natural disaster for the capital Pape'ete and other towns and villages on the main island of Tahiti.
It follows flash torrential rain and flooding at the weekend which damaged dozens of homes and closed the international airport.
This flooding comes less than one month after several islands of French Polynesia were badly affected by tropical cyclone Oli.
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