landslides resulted in damage to crops. Throughout the country, preliminary estimates placed the damage at US$800,000. Following the storm, requests for assistance from the French government were made by Vanuatu. By March 5, a package of relief supplies, consisting of blankets, water purifiers and clothes was brought to the storm-battered nation. Tropical Cyclone Rita On February 27, RSMC Nadi reported that Tropical Disturbance had developed within the South Pacific Convergence Zone to the southeast of the French Polynesian island Hao about 705 mi (1135 km) to the southeast of Papeete. Tropical Depression 11F This depression existed from March 1 to March 3. Tropical Depression 12F This depression existed from March 1 to March 3. Tropical Cyclone Sose Formed on April 5, dissipated on April 11. Tropical Depression 14F Formed on May 1, dissipated on May 3. Other systems The following weak tropical disturbances/depressions were also monitored by RSMC Nadi, however these systems were either short lived or did not develop significantly. On December 18, RSMC Nadi started to monitor Tropical Depression 03F, to the southeast of Tahiti in French Polynesia. On May 7, Depression 15F developed about to the west of Papeete on the French Polynesian island of Tahiti. Over the next couple of days the depression moved south-eastwards, before the final advisory was issued by RSMC Nadi on May 9. Season effects This table lists all the storms that developed in the South Pacific to the east of longitude 160°E during the 2001–2002 season. It includes their intensity on the Australian Tropical cyclone intensity scale, duration, name, landfalls, deaths, and damages. All data is taken from RSMC Nadi and or TCWC Wellington. The Damage figures are all 2002 USD. |- | || December 11–15 || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#|65 km/h (40 mph) || bgcolor=#| || Fiji || None || 2 || |- | || December 18–19 || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || || || || |- | || February 16–18 || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || || || || |- | || February 20–22 || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Cook Islands || Minor || None || |- | || February 26 – March 4 || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga || || 2 || |- | || February 27 – March 5 || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || || || || |- | || March 1–3 || bgcolor=#| ||