• Severe tropical cyclone Marcia - live blog
Cyclone Marcia has intensified to a powerful category five storm, with wind gusts up to 295km/h, as it continues to head towards the Queensland coast.
The storm is expected to make landfall as a category five system, between St Lawrence and Hervey Bay around 10am AEST on Friday.
Marcia has not done as emergency services had hoped and come straight in on the central Queensland coast. Instead it has tracked south, allowing it to stay over the sea and continue to build in strength.
The power of the cyclone has even forced the closure of a cyclone shelter at St Lawrence, amid fears it would not withstand the storm.
About 90 residents who had been taking shelter there have moved north to take shelter at nearby Sarina.http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/feb/19/cyclone-marcia-set-to-hit-queensland-as-a-category-five-storm
The storm is expected to make landfall as a category five system, between St Lawrence and Hervey Bay around 10am AEST on Friday.
Marcia has not done as emergency services had hoped and come straight in on the central Queensland coast. Instead it has tracked south, allowing it to stay over the sea and continue to build in strength.
The power of the cyclone has even forced the closure of a cyclone shelter at St Lawrence, amid fears it would not withstand the storm.
About 90 residents who had been taking shelter there have moved north to take shelter at nearby Sarina.http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/feb/19/cyclone-marcia-set-to-hit-queensland-as-a-category-five-storm
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