from Agence France-Presse:
TSUNAMIS struck French Polynesia overnight but there was no major damage or casualties, as traffic in areas close to the sea was suspended in an alert following the quake in Chile.
Huge waves struck the Gambier archipelago at 6:30 am (local time), the high commissioner's office in Papeete said, as the tsunami raced across the Pacific.
The Marquesas islands, northeast of Polynesia, were hit between 7:00 and 8:00 am by a series of two-metre waves which damaged some boats but no one was hurt, officials said.
A four-metre wave hit Hiva Oa in the Marquesas, officials said.
Schools across the region were closed, the port in Papeete was evacuated and thousands in Tahiti's hillside areas were transported from their homes to safer areas.
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