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Thousands lose power as cyclone picks up steam off NQ coast
Tuesday March 02, 2021
A tropical cyclone is churning off north Queensland’s coast with thousands of homes left without power and heavy rains causing floods in some areas.
Cairns residents are beginning to feel the effects of Cyclone Niran. (Photo: ABC)
Cyclone Niran is packing 85km/h winds and 120km/h gusts as it slowly tracks northeast about 235km northeast of Cairns on Tuesday morning.
“The cyclone is expected to continue moving slowly to the northeast during today, before becoming slow-moving or drifting back slowly to the west this evening into Wednesday,” the Bureau of…
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