Northwestern Australia is bracing for a powerful cyclone, which is on course to sweep across some of the world's largest iron ore mines and shipping ports with winds of up to 200 kilometers an hour.
Cyclone Christine is predicted to make landfall late Monday or early Tuesday, between Karratha and Port Hedland.
Emergency services said the storm is likely to bring rapid and powerful flooding, with tides significantly above the normal high tide mark.
Australian authorities have issued a "red alert" and residents have been ordered to stay at home and not emerge until an official all clear has been declared.
Cyclone Christine is predicted to make landfall late Monday or early Tuesday, between Karratha and Port Hedland.
Emergency services said the storm is likely to bring rapid and powerful flooding, with tides significantly above the normal high tide mark.
Australian authorities have issued a "red alert" and residents have been ordered to stay at home and not emerge until an official all clear has been declared.