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John Kidman, Abe Maddison and Poppy Johnston

Residents hunker down as cyclone heads for coast

Townsville MP Adam Baillie helps residents fill sandbags before the arrival of Cyclone Koji. (Scott Radford-Chisholm/AAP PHOTOS)

Residents in Queensland's far north are readying for tropical Cyclone Koji that is threatening to hit the coast as a category two system.

Heavy rain and destructive winds are expected when the storm crosses south of Townsville on Sunday morning. 

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