‘Eerily silent’: Cape York residents batten down the hatches ahead of Tropical Cyclone Narelle’s arrival

Residents of Coen and surrounding towns in far north Queensland spent Thursday sandbagging, stockpiling food and preparing for power outages ahead of possible category 5 storm ...
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Tropical cyclone hits Far North Queensland

The category 4 Cyclone Narelle has made landfall this morning in Far North Queensland, between Lockhart River and Coen.

As it happened: Narelle leaves trail of destruction as it moves across Cape York Peninsula; Coastal towns see storm surge; Emergency alerts issued for towns in firing line

Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle crossed the far north Queensland coast this morning as a category 4 storm between Lockhart River and Coen. The system has since weakened into a category 3 storm.