WA: WA communities on high alert as cyclone Chris nears coast

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WA: WA communities on high alert as cyclone Chris nears coast

Remote coastal communities have been placed on high alert as the category-four cycloneChris approaches the West Australian coast.

Twice upgraded since yesterday, the severe cyclone is set to cross the coast somewherebetween Broome and Port Hedland overnight, with destructive winds of up to 260 kilometresper hour forecast.

The cyclone is already lashing sparsely-populated coastal areas between Bidyadanga,south of Broome, and Port Hedland, with rain and gales of …