(UTV|COLOMBO) – Communities in Australia’s north-west are bracing for a tropical cyclone, the second to hit the region in two weeks.
Cyclone Joyce, currently a category one system, is due to make landfall near Broome in Western Australia on Friday.
Authorities have told local residents to secure their homes and take shelter.
The cyclone is tracking south and is predicted to bring winds of up to 100km/h (62mph), according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
Higher tides, heavy rainfall and flash flooding are also expected over the coastal region, about 2,000km north of the state’s capital, Perth.
Courtesy: BBC
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