Pastoralists across Western Australia's Pilbara region are facing a mammoth clean-up in the wake of severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa.
The station's centre pivot irrigation systems were also hit hard."Wheels in the air, broken into sections; annihilated — it's flipped them clean over.""The community have been unbelievable," Mr Fraser said.'Nothing left standing'
"In the path of the cyclone there is just nothing as far as man-made infrastructure — [there was] nothing left standing," he said. "We were preparing for seven days before at Wallal Downs because it was on the frontline," Mr Lethbridge said. Mr Lethbridge said the clean up was only just beginning, and given the remoteness of the property and extent of the damage, the task would be a "big logistical process"."[We need] local government to try and get roads done to get access … we've got to get trucks in here, we can't get gear in here.Rain from Cyclone Ilsa could help refresh and rejuvenate the landscape, despite the significant damage costs.
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