Red Alert as Cyclone Veronica Nears WA

Red Alert as Cyclone Veronica Nears WA
Cyclone Veronica approached landfall on March 24, 2019. Screenshot/Himawari-8/JMA/NASA
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Residents in the Pilbara region in Western Australia are bracing for cyclone Veronica as it starts lashing the coast.

A powerful, slow-moving cyclone is bearing down on the coast, bringing destructive wind gusts, flooding rain, and dangerous tide surges over a prolonged period.