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Cyclone Hayley batters WA’s Dampier Peninsula as Queensland monsoon floods isolate towns and kills one

Twin late-December disasters hit Australia: Cyclone Hayley damages remote WA communities while Queensland floods cut off towns and claim a life.

#australia, #cyclone, #flooding, #queensland, #westernau

Cyclone Hayley and Queensland Monsoon Floods Batter Remote Australia, Leaving Communities Isolated

A Category 3–4 cyclone hit WA’s Dampier Peninsula as Queensland’s monsoon dumped near a meter of rain, isolating towns, killing one and testing recovery systems.

#australia, #cyclone, #flooding, #queensland, #westernaustralia