The Zelia tropical cyclone on Friday afternoon made land falls in northwestern Australia, bringing intense rain and destructive winds into a sparsely populated region of the country that is the House of Luka and Mina critical for the global economy. The authorities ordered the residents to stay indoors.
Australian meteorologists said the storm at 12:30 am at 12:30 am at 34 miles northeast of Port Hedland, a city of about 15,000 people in the Pilbar region, a desert where there are some of the largest iron ores mines in the world. The storm packed the winds of 132 miles per hour, equivalent to the Atlantic Hurricane Category 4, according to the common US Navy warning center.
AND tropical cyclone warning He was in effect by Wallala Downs in Roebourne, about 150 miles from Port Hedland. Intense rain, floods and winds up to 100 mph in the area, said Miriam Bradbury, a meteorologist at the Australian Meteorology Bureau.
More harmful winds up to 180 mph forecasts closer to the eye than the storm, powerful enough to destroy trees and permanent structures on their way, Mrs. Bradbury he said in a briefing Friday morning.
Australian authorities ordered residents in Port Hedland and on Friday surrounding areas for shelterpersuading them to keep away from the door and window. They also closed dozens of schools and roads in the region that could be flooded.
“The port of Hedland is expected to avoid a very destructive cyclone core,” Biro told meteorology as he announced that Zelia had made the mainland.
The main ports were organized for the Storm in the Pilbar region, the world’s largest exporter of an iron ore, providing almost 40 percent of global supply. Port Hedland closed on Wednesday, and Dammpier Port, used by Rudar Company Rio Tinto, and Luka Varus, a converting rewind center for oil and other fuel, closed on Thursday.
Zelia probably lost her strength as she moved inside the weekend, but heavy rain predicted as she passed south, said Mrs. Bradbury.
