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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar and Stuti Mishra

Australians brace for ‘significant damage’ as tropical Cyclone Narelle makes landfall

Severe tropical Cyclone Narelle lashed Australia's northeast coast on Friday, bringing destructive winds, heavy rain and power outages as authorities urged people to brace for significant damage.

Narelle made landfall in remote parts of the Far North Queensland region as a category four system, one rung below the strongest category five, with winds reaching about 195kmph.

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