Exmouth isolated and inundated in wake of Cyclone Narelle as Chevron works to restart stalled gas plants

Roofs torn off buildings in Exmouth, power lost and homes flooded

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Authorities were still working on Sunday to restore power to communities hit hard by Cyclone Narelle as a popular tourist town remained effectively cut off.

After lashing coastal communities with 250km/h winds and dumping a year’s worth of rain in a day, the now-subtropical low again headed offshore after ripping through parts of Western Australia.