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A Lancelin hotel owner has spoken of the ‘hairy moment’ roofs blew off his accommodation unit in the worst winds the area had copped in 18 years.
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A tropical cyclone smashed into Australia's northwest coast as a category 5 storm, setting new wind speed records, but has largely spared populated regions including the world's largest iron ore export hub at Port Hedland, authorities said on Friday.
Powerful Tropical Cyclone Ilsa has made landfall in WA, slamming the coast before midnight Thursday with extreme winds and intense rain.
Emergency crews urged people in remote Australian communities to seek shelter
There were unconfirmed reports of "extensive damage" at some remote towns