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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Graham Readfearn

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle to intensify with Perth a possible target as storm makes rare crossing across continent

The Todd River in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia after heavy rain
The swollen Todd River in Alice Springs. Several NT communities have been warned of flooding after more than 100mm of rain. Photograph: (A)manda Parkinson/The Guardian

Communities in Australia’s far north were again on flood alert as ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle continued its destructive westward journey on Monday, with forecasts suggesting the system could re-intensify and potentially threaten the Perth region this weekend.

Narelle had weakened to a tropical low system on Monday after bringing heavy rain to already-saturated parts of the Northern Territory over the weekend.

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