Cyclone Marcia makes landfall in Queensland
The cyclone brought with it higher than normal tides and some areas are liable to tidal and flash floods.
A satellite photo shows Cyclone Lam (left) and Cyclone Marcia making landfall
Tropical Cyclone Marcia made landfall in Queensland, Australia on Friday morning, battering coastal communities before heading south.
The cyclone moved across the coast as a category five storm with wind speeds of up to 296 kmph. On Friday morning it tore through the towns of Yeppoon and Rockhampton, ripping apart roofs and uplifting trees and power lines, reports the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Marcia has now been downgraded to a category three storm with sustained winds of 150kmh and is reported to be weakening as it moves south.
Residents are being urged to remain indoors and avoid using roads.
The cyclone brought with it higher than normal tides and some areas are liable to tidal and flash floods.
Meanwhile, in the country’s Northern Territory, Cyclone Lam made landfall as a category four system and has now been downgraded to a category two.
