Cyclone Menace Forming on Doorstep of Flood-Hit Region in Queensland

Published on January 22, 2024

A severe tropical cyclone forming off the Queensland coast might be more destructive than the system that devastated the far north barely a month ago. North Queensland is bracing for a category three cyclone to make a “severe impact” when it crosses the coast as early as Wednesday, with winds of 120km/h predicted. Tropical Cyclone Kirrily is set to develop in the Coral Sea by Jan. 23 and strengthen before it hits the coast, with north Queensland in the firing line. “We have issued a tropical cyclone watch, meaning we could see impacts within 48 hours along the coast of Queensland,” the Bureau of Meteorology’s Laura Boekel said....

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