Australia's remote Norfolk Island battens down ahead of cyclone

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Forecasters have warned the island's residents to prepare for “destructive winds” and a deluge of rain. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SYDNEY - A tropical cyclone is racing towards Australia’s remote Norfolk Island.

Australia’s weather bureau said the storm could whip up gusts of up to 155 kph as it approaches Norfolk Island, which lies about 1,500km north-east of Sydney. “We are expecting power outages, trees coming down, the potential for houses to lose roofs,” he told national broadcaster ABC. The cyclone will then approach New Zealand on Sunday evening, according to the country’s MetService, bringing “significant heavy rain” to the North Island.

 

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