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Fraser Barton and William Ton

Flooding, road closures persist after powerful cyclone

Roads remain closed and flooding is not expected to subside any time soon in parts of the Pilbara. (HANDOUT/TRACEY HEIMBERGER)

Damage is yet to be assessed in the wake of a powerful cyclone that ripped through Western Australia's north as authorities prepare to move into flood-hit communities.

Tropical Cyclone Zelia brought heavy rain and damaging winds after crossing the coast near Port Hedland as a category four on Friday, before weakening to a tropical low as it tracks south.

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