After completing the loop , Wasa moved Motion southwards before it peaked Arriving in intensity during December 8 , with sustained wind speeds of 165 km/h ( 105 mph ) .

During December 12 , Wasa passed Motion_directional through the French Polynesian Austral Islands and passed Motion_directional directly over Tubuai , before it degenerated Change into a tropical depression later that day .

During December 14 , Wasa regenerated Recovering into a tropical depression and was renamed Name_conferral Arthur for various reasons .

Two people were killed after torrential rainfall from the system caused Causation a mudslide on the island of Moorea , during a night of torrential rain the day after Wasa had made Causation its closest approach Arriving to the island .

The name Wasa was later retired GiveUp , from the list of tropical cyclone names by the World Meteorological Organization .