Cyclone Trevor hits the Queensland coast with 200km/h winds

Category three storm expected to strengthen as it heads towards the Northern Territory

Cyclone Trevor has slammed into the north Queensland coast with ferocious winds of more than 200km/h that are ripping trees from the ground.

The powerful category three storm made “howling” landfall at 5pm just south of Lockhart River, one of a handful of towns on the Cape York Peninsula that has been urged to remain indoors until the storm passes.

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