‘The shops are empty, all water is gone’: Cyclone Zelia hits Western Australia coast faster than expected
System downgraded to ‘strong category four’ but will still ‘pack a punch’ and bring very heavy rainfall, Bureau of Meteorology warns
Tropical Cyclone Zelia has made landfall along the Pilbara coast as a strong category four system, bringing destructive wind gusts up to 290km/h amid warnings it is now too late to leave.
The cyclone, downgraded from an anticipated category five, crossed 65km east of Port Hedland just after noon AWST on Friday, travelling faster (11km/h) than authorities had warned.
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