Exmouth isolated and inundated in wake of Cyclone Narelle as Chevron works to restart stalled gas plants
Roofs torn off buildings in Exmouth, power lost and homes flooded Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Authorities were still working on Sunday to restore power to communities hit hard by Cyclone Narelle as a popular tourist town remained effectively cut off. After lashing coastal communities with 250km/h winds and dumping a year’s worth of rain in a day, the now-subtropical low again headed offshore after ripping through parts of Western Australia.
Critical Western Australia agriculture region counting cost of brutal cyclone as flooding risk persists for low-lying communities
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An agricultural region that supplies about 60% of Western Australia’s fresh winter produce is assessing damage as authorities continue work on Sunday to restore power to a popular tourist town hit hard by Cyclone Narelle.
The food-bowl region near Carnarvon, about 900km north of Perth, provides 80% of of the state’s bananas. Meanwhile, flooding risk remains in the state’s low-lying communities.
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- Exmouth isolated and inundated in wake of Cyclone Narelle as Chevron works to restart stalled gas plantsGuardian - World · Australian Associated Press · Mar 29, 2026, 1:20 AM
- ‘Entirely wiped out’ crops, buildings destroyed and weeks of recovery as cyclone damaged assessedGuardian - World · Australian Associated Press · Mar 29, 2026, 7:56 AM
- ‘Entirely wiped out’ crops, buildings destroyed and weeks of recovery as cyclone damage assessedGuardian - World · Australian Associated Press · Mar 29, 2026, 7:56 AM
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