Australia’s Northern Territory braces for Tropical Cyclone Fina

Australian authorities have cautioned residents in the country’s Northern Territory region to brace for Tropical Cyclone Fina, which is forecast to bring destructive winds and potential flooding to the city of Darwin.

Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology said Fina, a Category 3 cyclone sitting in the Van Diemen Gulf with wind gusts up to 165 kilometres per hour (102 miles per hour), was forecast to hit the region’s remote Tiwi Islands and Cape Hotham on Saturday afternoon.

It would then likely pass north of Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory, on Saturday as a “severe tropical cyclone”.

“By Saturday evening, it is expected to make its closest approach towards Darwin. And this is where we could see the worst of the wind and also the rain across the city,” the bureau said.

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