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Aaron Bunch

Northwest battens down as Cyclone Ilsa gathers strength

The commissioner says people need to ensure they are well prepared for winds in excess of 200km/h. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Evacuations are under way in Western Australia's northwest as tourists, miners and pastoralists flee the projected path of a strengthening cyclone.

Tropical Cyclone Ilsa is currently a category one system off the Kimberley coast, about 400 kilometres northwest of Broome.

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