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Thunderstorms, hailstones lash Melbourne's east
Thunderstorms, heavy rainfall and large hailstones pummelled Melbourne's eastern suburbs on Friday evening, and authorities are warning more could be on the way.
- by Paul Sakkal
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The Pilbara
'Evacuate low-lying areas': Pilbara prepares for potentially 'catastrophic' storm surge
Thousands of residents in Port Hedland's low-lying areas are being advised to evacuate inland as Tropical Cyclone Veronica edges closer to the coast, expected to bring with it a "very dangerous storm tide".
- by Heather McNeill
Emergency services
'Dangerous' cyclones to soak and batter Australia's north
Twin severe tropical cyclones will hammer northern Australia over the weekend, smashing ecosystems and potentially leaving a hefty repair bill from damaging winds, storm surges and flooding.
- by Peter Hannam
The Pilbara
'If you don't need to be here, get out:' Warning issued as Cyclone Veronica threatens Pilbara
“There hasn’t been a cyclone up that part of the world for some time, so we are concerned about some level of complacency slipping in. This is a serious event and we are taking it as that."
- by Hannah Barry
Northern Territory residents take shelter as Cyclone Trevor looms
Cyclone Trevor intensifies to category three and picks up speed as it barrels towards the Northern Territory coast, with more than 2000 people evacuated.
Emergency services
'Triple whammy' expected from twin cyclones as evacuations increase
Winds from Cyclone Trevor are forecast to reach 275km/h while gusts of up to 320 km/h are tipped for Cyclone Veronica.
- by Peter Hannam
Zimbabwe
Cyclone Idai toll rises as rescue teams fight to reach victims in inland sea
Witnesses told of corpses floating down swollen rivers and aerial footage showed families perched on rooftops and in the upper branches of submerged trees days after Cyclone Idai tore through southern Africa.
- by Peta Thornycroft and Adrian Blomfield
Shed doors shredded as Cyclone Trevor turns Queensland town into 'war zone'
Hundreds of residents remain without power in far north Queensland as the clean-up continues on Thursday.
- by Toby Crockford
The Pilbara
BHP sends non-essential workers home as Veronica inches closer to Pilbara coast
Pilbara residents are being warned to brace for a potential category four cyclone, expected to hit the WA coast on Sunday.
- by Heather McNeill
Cyclone Trevor could hit Northern Territory as category 4
Cyclone Trevor has uprooted trees, caused schools and road to close and caused power outages due to severe wind gusts and heavy rain since it made landfall in Queensland's north.
- by Liza Kappelle
USA
Fresh water trucked in, crops destroyed as floodwaters swamp US midwest
In all, Nebraska Farm Bureau President Steve Nelson estimated $565 million of crop losses from fields left unplanted or planted late and up to $706 million in livestock losses due to the flooding.
- by Margery Beck