Cyclone Damien batters Australia
Tropical cyclone Damien lashed northwestern Australia’s resource-rich Pilbara region yesterday, downing trees and forcing locals to heed a code red emergency warning and hunker down indoors. The category three storm brought winds of 195 kilometres per hour (121 miles per hour), sending debris into the air, knocking over trees and -- in a few instances -- ripping roofs off sheds and other outbuildings. There were no immediate reports of serious damage to homes or businesses.
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