Cyclone Olwyn hits Western Australian Coast Friday March 13,2015

 

A severe tropical cyclone has hit the coast of Western Australia, bringing heavy rain and hurricane-force winds.

Category three Cyclone Olwyn is now heading towards Perth, having weakened after making landfall near Exmouth on Wednesday night.
As of 17:00 local time (09:00 GMT), it was packing winds of 130kph (81mph) and was moving south at 24kph.
People in the region have been warned to move to higher ground to escape dangerous flooding.