Cyclone Zelia makes landfall in Western Australia as residents told its ‘too late to evacuate’

MSN - 14/02
Cyclone Zelia makes landfall in Western Australia as residents told its ‘too late to evacuate’ - Rapidly intensifying to the highest Category 5 level, Zelia packed wind speeds of up to 290kmph

Severe tropical cyclone Zelia made landfall on Australia's west coast on Friday, bringing heavy wind gusts and record-breaking rainfall to the country’s most resource-rich region.

The storm made landfall at Western Australia’s Pilbara coast, 65km east of Port Hedland just after 12pm local time (4am GMT), according to Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BoM).

Rapidly intensifying to the highest Cat...
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