27 Feb 2018

Samoan boy electrocuted by power line broken in Cyclone Gita

12:09 pm on 27 February 2018

A live broken power line caused by cyclone Gita, is being blamed for the death of an 8-year-old boy in Samoa on Monday.

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Flooding in Samoa during Cyclone Gita Photo: Samoa Land Transport Authority

TV1Samoa reported that the family had reported the broken power line after the cyclone but nothing was done.

A family member said that the Electric Power Corporation only turned up to turn off the power line after the fatality.

Police spokesperson Auapa'au Logoitino Filipo confirmed an investigation is underway.

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