Cyclone Narelle Wreaks Havoc in WA's Pilbara

0:00It's March 27. This is Sydney News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Communities in Western Australia's Pillbarra region are cleaning up after tropical cyclone Narele brought heavy damage to X-Muth and flooding to. Enslough. Hundreds of homes are still without power, and the Category 2 storm has left wild weather across the gas coin in Midwest areas. The cyclone peaked as a Category 4 system near X-Muth on Friday before dropping to Category 3 at landfall between Coral Bay and Cape Cuvier. It's now 135 km east southeast of Denham, racing southeast at 36 km per hour toward the Midwest. Residents in X-Muth sheltered through fierce winds that tore off roofs, sank boats in the marina, and flooded streets. A local doctor described water leaking through doors and ceilings while a station owner, south of the coast, saw his water tanks ripped apart and the homestead roof damage during a brief calm in the storm's eye. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, the system will try close to Marawa around 5am.

1:04Saturday, staying at Category 2 strength until then. Officials expected to weaken quickly into a tropical low by midday as it moves inland. With the cyclone losing power, attention turns to power restoration and repairing homes and infrastructure in the hardest hit spots.