Air evacuation underway as ex-Tropical Cyclone Zelia triggers flooding

Rachel Ward - DailyMail - 15/02
Work is under way to ensure Port Hedland and surrounding communities have enough food in coming days, with the government holding talks with major supermarkets.

Rising flood waters triggered by heavy rainfall in a cyclone will pose a danger in northwestern Australia for days, with pastoral stations hit hard but no reports of deaths or injuries.

West Australian Premier Roger Cook said ex-tropical cyclone Zelia could have been a lot worse but urged residents to stay alert after record rainfall.

The cyclone was downgraded to category four when it crossed the coast east of Port Hedland on Friday, with debris strewn across the town and roads damaged but infrastructure spared.

'We're not quite out of the woods, yet this system has dumped an enormous amount of rain on the Pilbara...
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