Cyclones
Residents pick up the pieces after Cyclone Zelia rocks WA
Regional towns lashed by a cyclone face being isolated for days with limited food supplies as communities in two states begin to count the cost of recent destructive weather events.
- William Ton and Rachael Ward
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Cattle station takes direct hit from Cyclone Zelia but minor damage elsewhere
As the weather system continues to move south on Saturday, authorities still warn of concerns from ‘exceptionally rare’ rainfall amounts causing dangerous flooding in the north of WA.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
Cyclone Zelia as it happened: Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia makes landfall near De Grey River mouth east of Port Hedland
Residents in Port Hedland and surrounding areas have been ordered to stay indoors and shelter as winds pick up, with the centre expected to cross the coast this afternoon.
- Daile Cross
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- Extreme weather
Cyclone Zelia: Everything WA residents need to know
The Pilbara region in Western Australia is bracing for Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia to make landfall on Friday as a category 5 system.
- Heather McNeill
Too late to leave Port Hedland as cyclone emergency warning declared
There is now a threat to lives and homes in the area, with people instructed to shelter indoors as winds pick up.
- Daile Cross
‘Fear is the mind killer’: Worried locals bunker down ahead of monster cyclone
Residents of Port Hedland and Karratha choosing to stay behind as Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia edges closer to the coastal town are worried the monster cyclone brewing off the coast will be like nothing they’ve ever seen.
- Claire Ottaviano and Sarah Brookes
Cyclone Zelia as it happened: WA prepares for category five weather system to hit state’s Pilbara region
The West Australian mining towns of Karratha and Port Hedland are both at risk of a “direct impact” from Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia, which is expected to make landfall on Friday afternoon.
- Daile Cross
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- Extreme weather
‘It doesn’t get any worse than that’: Tropical Cyclone Zelia now category 5 as it heads closer to Karratha
Tropical Cyclone Zelia is forecast to cross the WA coast around 5pm WST Friday with winds up to 290km/h.
- Heather McNeill
Pilbara cyclone’s path ‘erratic’ and unpredictable, authorities warn
Tropical Cyclone Zelia is expected to make landfall as a category three system on Thursday or Friday, but its path is being described as “erratic”.
- Heather McNeill
How to tell if that tree-change dream house is actually a nightmare
City-dwellers have been moving to the coast and country for a more relaxed lifestyle and cheaper housing, but there can be a hidden cost.
- Jim Malo
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