Residents in Western Australia's Pilbara region are being urged to prepare for destructive winds and possible flooding from a severe tropical cyclone. 9News
Locals are already in preparation mode, stripping super-markets of essentials, such as bread, milk and toilet paper. Bottled water and meat is also in high demand.Tropical Cyclone Veronica, also rated category four, caused extensive damage and disruption to mining operations in Port Hedland last year.
Rio Tinto, BHP and Fortescue Metals Group all incurred losses as a result of the port closure and localised flooding. The local ports authority said it had initiated stage two of its cyclone response plan for the ports of Ashburton, Dampier and Port Hedland."This involves extensive communications with service providers, port users and operators, for any potential port evacuations," Pilbara Ports Authority said in a statement.
The bureau is also warning that inland parts of southern WA will experience elevated fire danger for the rest of the week as a result of hot and windy conditions.Perth on Tuesday recorded its hottest day in five years and hottest February day since 1997, with the mercury hitting 42.7C.
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