Evacuations underway in Western Australia as Tropical Cyclone Ilsa nears the state with Category 4 intensity - the first on that scale in a decade
Ilsa reached Category 4 intensity on Thursday over the Indian Ocean and is expected to be the first storm on that scale to cross the Pilbara coast of Western Australia state in a decade.
A severe tropical cyclone lashed the northwest Australian coast with strengthening winds and increasing rain as authorities warned the population to prepare for destructive gusts of up to 275 kph . Ilsa reached Category 4 intensity on Thursday over the Indian Ocean and is expected to be the first storm on that scale to cross the Pilbara coast of Western Australia state in a decade, Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology said.
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