Residents of Port Hedland and Karratha choosing to stay behind as Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia edges closer to the coastal town are worried the monster cyclone brewing off the coast will be like nothing they’ve ever seen.
Residents choosing to bunker down in their homes as Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia makes its way towards the Pilbara coast have spoken of their fears the cyclone will cause widespread damage if it directly impacts the coastal towns.
Green, along with wife Bobbi Lockyer and three of their four sons, decided to remain at home with their pets, which are not allowed at the evacuation centre set up in South Hedland. High tides and already overflowing river catchments could also compound major flooding in coastal areas prompting roads into the region to be closed.
Local Stephen Whale moved to Port Hedland in September last year and cautioned “courage” was needed to weather a category 5 cyclone.He said he was hopeful his 40-year-old home would survive the cyclone given it remained intact after Cyclone George in 2007. “Literally everything could be a projectile but luckily the majority of people here will have there stuff packed and secured by the end of today.”Former Karratha resident Cindy Newhouse said people she had spoken to in the town had never seen anything like the monster cyclone brewing off the coast.
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