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Men rescued from tree, schools close as cyclone forms off Queensland
“The truck was washed off the road and two men escaped the submerged cab and climbed a nearby tree.”
The men were not injured and the truck was expected to be removed when conditions were safe.
Banana plantations around Innisfail were flattened by winds as the cyclone formed off the coast of Cairns.Credit:Reece D’Alessandro/Nine
The Bureau of Meteorology issued flood warnings for the north tropical coast between Cooktown and Rollingstone as Niran loomed off the coast.
“The cyclone is expected to continue moving slowly to the north-east during today, before becoming slow moving or drifting back slowly to the west this evening into Wednesday,” the Bureau of Meteorology said.
“Niran is expected to continue intensifying over the…
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