The Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort in Western Australia was severely damaged while historic 124-year-old One Mile Jetty is ripped apart by Tropical Cyclone Seroja.
Residents across an 800km stretch of Western Australia have been told to stay at home as Tropical Cyclone Seroja makes landfall on the state's mid west coast.
Weather by Erin Lyons, Heath Parkes-Hupton 12th Apr 2021 5:26 AM Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan says the tropical cyclone bearing down on the state s coastline is the fiercest of its kind seen in decades . Fast-moving Cyclone Seroja was upgraded to a category three and recorded winds of 170/km on Sunday evening, as emergency services warned residents from Carnarvon to Lancelin of impending danger. Seroja was maintaining its intensity as it approached the coast, but was downgraded to category 2 at 11pm with sustained winds near the centre of 100 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 140 kilometres per hour. The core of tropical cyclone Seroja is moving inland southeast of Geraldton. Wind gusts to 170 km/h were reported near Kalbarri during landfall, but the cyclone has now weakened slightly.