Tourism operators ravaged by one of Australia’s most remarkable cyclones will receive grants to help rebuild.
The category four system is set to weaken as it interacts with landfall closer to PNG and gradually treks toward Queensland’s coast in the coming days.
West Australian shoppers are likely to pay more for fruit and vegetables in the coming months after a massive cyclone ravaged a food bowl region.
Hundreds of turtle hatchlings,dolphins,sea birds,sea snakes and reptiles washed up on the shores of Western Australia after Tropical Cyclone Narelle slammed into the state’s northwest in late March.
Rather than preparing for the busy long weekend,emergency services said on Tuesday they were working to clear the town of tourists to begin clean-up work.
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle crossed the West Australian coast in Coral Bay as a category 3 system,bringing a deluge of rain and gale force winds.
Narelle made landfall on Friday as a category 3 system and continued to track south throughout Saturday,where brought destructive winds to inland communities despite losing strength.
Follow our live coverage of Tropical Cyclone Narelle’s path here.
The category 3 cyclone is currently over Coral Bay,and has brought down trees,lifted roofs off homes and reportedly the local evacuation centre,and sunk boats from the Pilbara down to the northern Gascoyne region.
Vision filmed days ago and on Friday morning lay bare the impact of Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle on Carnarvon's banana crops. (Credit:Doriana Mangili)