AYR, Australia, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Cyclone Debbie made landfall in northeast Australia Tuesday, with lashing rain and howling winds battering the area as local towns went into lockdown.
The category four storm — on a scale of five — began crossing the
Queensland state coast, packing destructive wind gusts of up to 270 kph (167
miles) near its wide core, the Bureau of Meteorology said.