Cyclone Narelle: WA's Northwest Recovery Begins

0:00Clean-ups kicking off in Western Australia's northwest after ex-tropical cyclone-arrell tore through, leaving serious damage in towns like X-Mouth and Karnarvan. Premier Roger Cook just announced emergency-cast support with one-off payments of $2,000 for homes with major damage and up to $4,000 for total losses to cover basics like temp housing, food, and transport. Heavy rains and fierce winds wreck structures, knocking out power for around 1,400 folks in X-Mouth alone, while Lear Month. Airport stays shut to commercial flights for at least another week. Thirty pastoral properties got hit hard, too, and flooding's closed key roads, like parts of the Great Northern Highway and Northwest Coastal Highway. No serious injuries or deaths reported, which is a huge relief amid the chaos. Examples are stressing safety, urging people to steer clear of closed roads as water lingers and vast amounts across the region. Damage assessments continue, with four structures fully destroyed and seven badly damaged in

1:03X-Mouth and more likely to turn up. Water supplies now stable there, thanks to the bottled deliveries, but flood watches persist for the gas coin and nearby areas, with moderate rises, expected soon. Water cook heads to the gas coin region tomorrow to check the destruction firsthand and chat with affected residents, as crews brace for weeks of, recovery work ahead, Sydney news today, powered by AI bringing you what matters. I'm Corey with The Story.