Homes destroyed as ex-Tropical Cyclone Seroja wreaks havoc along WA s mid north coast
Posted Yesterday at 10:34pm
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AprApril 2021 at 12:53am
Ella Curic had just finished dinner when the neighbour s roof came through her window as Cyclone Serjoa hit Kalbarri.
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Kalbarri and Northampton bore the brunt of ex-Tropical Cyclone Seroja last night as it slammed into WA s mid-west coast, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
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It is now moving south-east between Merriden and Southern Cross
The trail of destruction included the One Mile Jetty in Carnarvon
Homes have been destroyed and 26,000 residents have been left without power after the cyclone made landfall as a category three storm about 8pm, bringing wind gusts of up to 170 kilometres per hour.
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Seroja destroys homes, historic jetty and leaves thousands without power msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
âPotential widespread devastationâ: People told to leave as cyclone Seroja threatens to wipe thousands of homes in WA
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Thousands of homes in Western Australiaâs Mid West and Gascoyne regions could be destroyed by cyclone Seroja, which is expected to bring dangerous weather conditions to the coast on Sunday.
Authorities have warned the extremely unusual weather event could bring âwidespread devastationâ to the area, which hasnât been built to withstand cyclonic conditions with gusts of up to 150 km/h.
Japanâs Himawari-8 satellite imagery of tropical cyclone Seroja.
Potential widespread devastation : People told to leave as cyclone Seroja threatens to wipe thousands of homes in WA theage.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theage.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.