Canberra, December 13: Tropical Cyclone Jasper crossed Australia's northeast coast on Wednesday as a category 2 storm that lashed the sparsely populated region with winds of up to 140 kph (87 mph). Jasper had intensified from a category 1 storm on a 5-tier scale before it became the first cyclone of the current season to hit Australia, Queensland state Deputy Premier Steven Miles said.

The cyclone crossed near the Aboriginal community of Wujal Wujal, 110 kilometres (68 miles) north of Cairns, a city of 160,000. Wujal Wujal has a population of 300 but it was not immediately clear how many residents had evacuated. There were no immediate reports of injury and damage had yet to be assessed.

슬롯사이트œThe message to Cairns locals and those in the warning area is to take shelter now,슬롯사이트� Miles told reporters in Townsville as the eye of the storm approached land. 슬롯사이트œNow is not the time to be moving around,슬롯사이트� he added. Emergency responders had received 150 requests for help hours before the cyclone reached the Queensland shore from the Coral Sea. Around 15,000 homes and businesses in the cyclone's path had lost power, Miles said.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Cyclone Michaung Update: Cyclonic Storm Weakens and No Disastrous Impact Foreseen, Says IMD Director General Mrityunjay Mohapatra (Watch Video).

Miles had flown 1,100 km (680 miles) from the Queensland capital Brisbane to Townsville on Wednesday so he would be closer to survey the damage when the sun rises on Thursday. More than 90 people had left their homes for evacuation centres by Wednesday, officials said. They said the residents of low-lying areas in the cyclone's path who did not feel safe should move early to evacuation centres, before conditions deteriorated.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Cyclone Michaung Effect in Tamil Nadu: Chennai Continues To Reel Under Waterlogging; Defence Minister Rajnath Singh To Conduct Aerial Survey Today (Watch Videos).

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Cyclone Jasper Wreaks Havoc:

Government meteorologist Laura Boeke said flash flooding posed the greatest threat as Jasper crossed the coast. While the winds were expected to weaken quickly as the cyclone moved inland, flooding rains could continue for days. 슬롯사이트œThere is a risk of riverine flooding as well as storm surge,슬롯사이트� Boeke said. 슬롯사이트œWe will ... see a large amount of damage.슬롯사이트�

Cairns Mayor Terry James urged residents to prepare for up to five days without power. 슬롯사이트œThe roads will be cut off. Potentially the power will be cut off,슬롯사이트� he said. Trees around Cairns began to topple in winds as strong as strong as 82 kph (51 mph) by early Wednesday. Cairns Airport closed late Tuesday due to the worsening weather.