Cyclone Jasper: Builds strength as it rolls towards northeastern Australia

Jasper set to upgrade from category 1 to 2, making it the season's first cyclone to hit the Australian coast on Wednesday.

Published on: Dec 13, 2023 10:31 AM IST

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Tropical Cyclone Jasper gained strength as it approached the northeast Australian coast on Wednesday, causing the uprooting of trees.  (AFP)

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A Holloways Beach resident watches the storm across the Coral Sea as Cyclone Jasper approaches landfall in Cairns in far north Queensland on December 13. (AFP)

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A motorist drives through floodwater as Cyclone Jasper approaches landfall in Cairns on Wednesday.  (AFP)

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Jasper is predicted to strengthen from a category 1 to a category 2 storm on a 5-tier scale, becoming the first cyclone of the current season to make landfall on the Australian coast late on Wednesday, as stated by Queensland state Deputy Premier Steven Miles.  (AFP)

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"This is a serious event, and it has been some time since this part of the coast has seen a cyclone of this intensity," remarked Deputy Premier Steven Miles to reporters in the state capital Brisbane.  (AFP)

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As of Wednesday, more than 90 people had evacuated their homes to designated evacuation centres, according to Police Deputy Commissioner Shane Chelepy.  (AP)

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Chelepy urged residents of low-lying areas in the cyclone's path who did not feel safe to move to evacuation centres early before conditions deteriorated.  (AP)

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A satellite image taken by the Bureau of Meteorology on the morning of Wednesday, shows Tropical Cyclone Jasper as it approaches the Queensland coast, Australia on December 13. (via REUTERS)