Cyclone lashes remote Australian coast with wind, rains
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In this image made from video taken on March 21, 2019, storm evacuees board an Australian Defence Force C-130 plane preparing to take off from Borroloola, Australia. Two powerful cyclones are spinning toward Australia's sparsely populated north where around 2,000 people have been evacuated from the east coast of the Northern Territory ahead of strong winds, mountainous waves and flooding rain. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation via AP)
The vast and powerful Cyclone Trevor has crossed a remote area of the northern Australian coast, bringing fierce winds and heavy rains amid safety fears for a small number of residents who've stayed in the area.
A category 4 cyclone, with 5 being the strongest, Trevor made landfall Saturday at 9:50 a.m. local time (2250 GMT) in the far east of the Northern Territory.
Most of the sparsely populated area has been evacuated, but with wind gusts up to 250 kilometers per hour (155 miles per hour), police have issued safety warnings for the small number of people who have stayed put — mostly farm owners and mine workers.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Meanwhile Cyclone Veronica, another category 4 storm, is expected to cross the northwest Australian coast later Saturday.