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Cyclone Hits Australia With 'Record-Breaking' Wind Speeds
A severe tropical cyclone lashed northwestern Australia Friday with the strongest sustained winds the country has ever recorded, but officials said towns and cities appeared to have escaped the worst of the storm.
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Cyclone Seroja Destroys Homes, Cuts Power To 31,500 On Australia's West Coast
A tropical cyclone on Australia's west coast destroyed several homes and cut electricity to tens of thousands of people overnight before weakening on Monday morning.
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Emergency Services Affected In Australia Due To Facebook Ban Internet
Several Australian emergency services reported being hit by Facebook's ban on sharing news content in the country Thursday, with pages that carry warnings about Covid outbreaks, bushfires and cyclones rendered blank.
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Australia Battles Heavy Rain, Cyclone After Deadly Bushfires
Severe bushfires burned through parts of Western Australia on Sunday, with other areas of the state dealing with the aftermath of a powerful cyclone, while the country's east coast was facing potential life-threatening flash flooding.
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Tropical Cyclone Blake Forms Over Northern Australia, Likely To Strengthen
A tropical cyclone formed off the northwestern coast of Australia Monday, threatening the town of Broome with destructive 125 kilometres (80 miles) per hour winds, meteorologists said.
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Australia Braces For Powerful Twin Cyclones, Declares Emergency
Australia on Thursday declared a state of emergency and evacuated people from its Northern Territory as the region braces itself for two cyclones which are expected to make landfall in the coming weekend.
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Heatwave Bakes Australia For 7th Straight Day As Northern Cyclone Brews
Seven people have drowned as a heatwave grips Australia, sending big crowds to the beach to cool down, while a tropical depression in the far north threatens to turn into a cyclone by New Year's Day.
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Thousands Of Australian Homes Without Power After Cyclone Hits
About 25,000 homes were without power on Sunday in Australia's northern city of Darwin after a tropical cyclone felled trees, cancelled flights, closed schools and delayed shipping.
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Cyclone Kelvin Lashes West Australia, No Damage Reported To Mines, Gas Projects
Tropical Cyclone Kelvin hit the resource-rich north coast of Western Australia on Sunday, lashing it with strong winds and causing floods that could cut the main highway for up to two weeks.
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India vs Australia: Hosts Call Off Practice Session Due To Rain
According to the local Meteorological Centre, a cyclonic circulation is persisting over the northwest Bay of Bengal, which is capable of causing heavy rainfall here for at least two days.
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India In Talks With Canada's Teck Resources To Buy Coking Coal: Report
India has joined top buyers China and Japan to scour new markets after a powerful cyclone hit Australia that knocked out rail lines carrying coking coal to ports for export, causing a surge in prices.
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Australia's Cyclone Debbie Strikes Healthiest Part Of Great Barrier Reef
A cyclone that left a trail of destruction in northeast Australia and New Zealand has also damaged one of the few healthy sections of the Great Barrier Reef to have escaped large-scale bleaching, scientists said on Monday.
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Australia Floodwaters Still Rising, Police Search For Missing
Rising floods plagued large parts of eastern Australia Sunday as emergency workers battled to restore water and electricity in cyclone-hit areas, with the recovery efforts expected to last several months.
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Australia Floods Still Rising With 2 Dead, 4 Missing
Flooded rivers were still rising Saturday in two Australian states with two women dead and four people missing after torrential rains in the wake of a powerful tropical cyclone.
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2 Dead, Tens Of Thousands Stranded By Australia Floods
Tens of thousands of Australians were stranded by floodwaters on Saturday after the remnants of a powerful cyclone swept along the country's east coast, cutting roads, destroying bridges and killing two people.
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Cyclone Hits Australia With 'Record-Breaking' Wind Speeds
A severe tropical cyclone lashed northwestern Australia Friday with the strongest sustained winds the country has ever recorded, but officials said towns and cities appeared to have escaped the worst of the storm.
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Cyclone Seroja Destroys Homes, Cuts Power To 31,500 On Australia's West Coast
A tropical cyclone on Australia's west coast destroyed several homes and cut electricity to tens of thousands of people overnight before weakening on Monday morning.
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Emergency Services Affected In Australia Due To Facebook Ban Internet
Several Australian emergency services reported being hit by Facebook's ban on sharing news content in the country Thursday, with pages that carry warnings about Covid outbreaks, bushfires and cyclones rendered blank.
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Australia Battles Heavy Rain, Cyclone After Deadly Bushfires
Severe bushfires burned through parts of Western Australia on Sunday, with other areas of the state dealing with the aftermath of a powerful cyclone, while the country's east coast was facing potential life-threatening flash flooding.
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Tropical Cyclone Blake Forms Over Northern Australia, Likely To Strengthen
A tropical cyclone formed off the northwestern coast of Australia Monday, threatening the town of Broome with destructive 125 kilometres (80 miles) per hour winds, meteorologists said.
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Australia Braces For Powerful Twin Cyclones, Declares Emergency
Australia on Thursday declared a state of emergency and evacuated people from its Northern Territory as the region braces itself for two cyclones which are expected to make landfall in the coming weekend.
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Heatwave Bakes Australia For 7th Straight Day As Northern Cyclone Brews
Seven people have drowned as a heatwave grips Australia, sending big crowds to the beach to cool down, while a tropical depression in the far north threatens to turn into a cyclone by New Year's Day.
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Thousands Of Australian Homes Without Power After Cyclone Hits
About 25,000 homes were without power on Sunday in Australia's northern city of Darwin after a tropical cyclone felled trees, cancelled flights, closed schools and delayed shipping.
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Cyclone Kelvin Lashes West Australia, No Damage Reported To Mines, Gas Projects
Tropical Cyclone Kelvin hit the resource-rich north coast of Western Australia on Sunday, lashing it with strong winds and causing floods that could cut the main highway for up to two weeks.
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India vs Australia: Hosts Call Off Practice Session Due To Rain
According to the local Meteorological Centre, a cyclonic circulation is persisting over the northwest Bay of Bengal, which is capable of causing heavy rainfall here for at least two days.
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India In Talks With Canada's Teck Resources To Buy Coking Coal: Report
India has joined top buyers China and Japan to scour new markets after a powerful cyclone hit Australia that knocked out rail lines carrying coking coal to ports for export, causing a surge in prices.
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Australia's Cyclone Debbie Strikes Healthiest Part Of Great Barrier Reef
A cyclone that left a trail of destruction in northeast Australia and New Zealand has also damaged one of the few healthy sections of the Great Barrier Reef to have escaped large-scale bleaching, scientists said on Monday.
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Australia Floodwaters Still Rising, Police Search For Missing
Rising floods plagued large parts of eastern Australia Sunday as emergency workers battled to restore water and electricity in cyclone-hit areas, with the recovery efforts expected to last several months.
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Australia Floods Still Rising With 2 Dead, 4 Missing
Flooded rivers were still rising Saturday in two Australian states with two women dead and four people missing after torrential rains in the wake of a powerful tropical cyclone.
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2 Dead, Tens Of Thousands Stranded By Australia Floods
Tens of thousands of Australians were stranded by floodwaters on Saturday after the remnants of a powerful cyclone swept along the country's east coast, cutting roads, destroying bridges and killing two people.
