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Cyclone Jasper: Builds strength as it rolls towards northeastern Australia

Published on Dec 13, 2023 10:31 AM IST

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

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

Published on Dec 13, 2023 10:31 AM IST

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 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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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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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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"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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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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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)

Published on Dec 13, 2023 10:31 AM IST

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)

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