Residents evacuate as Cyclone Ilsa approaches WA's coast

Residents in parts of Western Australia are evacuating as Cyclone Ilsa, already a category three storm generating winds up to 200km/h, begins to turn and approach the coast. 9News

are evacuating as Cyclone Ilsa, already a category 3 storm generating winds up to 200km/h, begins to turn and approach the coast.

Heavy rain is expected to continue to inland parts of the Pilbara, with some falls possibly exceeding 100 millimetres, equivalent to a year's worth of rain in some parts of the region. Roadhouses along the Great Northern Highway are shutting up shop, including in Pardoo, which was hit by Cyclone Rusty 10 years ago.READ MORE:"Since yesterday I can't sleep much because this isn't ordinary. I'm really scared right now," he said.Queenslander Lisa Ashford, who is on a record-breaking ride around Australia, is hoping to outcycle the cyclone."Tomorrow night I'll be another 200 kilometres south.

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