Recovery to begin after Cyclone Lam

RECOVERY teams will on Saturday begin flying into remote communities lashed by Cyclone Lam to assess the damage and begin repairs.

Category four Cyclone Lam is unleashing its fury on the Top End and has now reached the mainland.

TROPICAL Cyclone Lam has been downgraded to a category one storm, but the real work will begin this weekend as communities begin repairing and recovering.

SURVEY and rescue teams will fly to Warruwi community on Goulburn Island and Galiwinku on Elcho Island first thing on Saturday morning to do more extensive post-storm assessments.