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Far North Queensland Braces for Category Four System to Make Landfall
Narelle, a fast-moving cyclone with gusts up to 250 km/h, threatens extensive damage and flooding with evacuations underway across multiple Far North Queensland communities.
- On Friday morning, Tropical Cyclone Narelle is expected to make landfall between Lockhart River and Cape Melville, with evacuations already in progress in Port Stewart and Lizard Island.
- Tracking about 110km east of Coen at 21km/h, the system intensifies with BOM warnings of gusts up to 250 km/h and Jonathan How noting destructive winds over 200 km/h.
- Port Stewart has been evacuated and schools with around 780 students remain closed, as Cook Shire mayor Robyn Holmes said, 'We have resilience hubs across the shire and we will stand them up if we need'.
- As Narelle moves into the Gulf, authorities warn of heavy rainfall and riverine flooding, with emergency crews dispatched including 49 police officers, 200 Ergon workers, and helicopters.
- Queensland Premier David Crisafulli warned 'This may be the biggest system that many people have seen in living memory', noting fewer than 400 locals in Coen face risks amid damp soils and falling trees complicating relief as graziers prepare.
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The AgeCyclone Narelle approaching Queensland
The category 4 system is powering up off the Queensland coast.
·Sydney, Australia
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Storm floods, covered roofs and power outages: The tropical storm has the region under control. Popular beaches at Cairns are also affected. The Northern Territory is now preparing.
Australia's northeast braces for severe tropical cyclone Narelle
SYDNEY, March 20 (Reuters) - A severe tropical cyclone neared Australia's northeast coast on Friday as residents braced for destructive winds, heavy rain, flash floods and power outages, while authorities urged them to take immediate shelter. Read full story
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mainwelle.deStorm floods, covered areas and electricity outlets: the tropical storm has the region under control. Popular beaches near Cairns are also affected. The Northern Territory is now preparing.
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