(Earther) – A pair of fierce tropical cyclones—Cyclone Trevor and Cyclone Veronica—are poised to strike Australia on two coasts within a day of each other, prompting mass evacuations as well as official warnings of severe and dangerous weather. A state of emergency was declared in Australia’s Northern Territory this week ahead of Trevor’s second landfall early Saturday.

As the cyclone moved through the Gulf of Carpentaria, the Northern Territory saw its largest evacuation since 1974 during Cyclone Tracy, according to ABC News Australia. Thousands of people were reportedly evacuated from areas that lay in Trevor’s path. ABC News reported that some residents of the region, including those on the island Groote Eylandt and the coastal town of Borroloola, had to be airlifted to safety. READ MORE


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