"It looks like a catastrophic landscape," said one resident

A tropical cyclone is expected to develop near Western Australia’s Pilbara coast this weekend, causing flooding and damaging winds.

Queensland is preparing for more wild weather as a tropical low builds off the north coast, with the possibility that it could develop into a cyclone. Millions of locals are being warned to prepare for several days of drenching rain and storms, with some parts of the state expected to receive more than 90mm.

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Mitchell continues to weaken, but it has left its mark with lashings of rain overnight in one Aussie state.

Tropical Cyclone Mitchell has intensified off Western Australia’s Pilbara coast, with warnings for destructive winds, heavy rainfall, dangerous surf and coastal flooding over the weekend.

Tropical Cyclone Gezani made landfall on Tuesday in Toamasina, Madagascar's second-largest city of around 300,000 residents, before roaring across the island, which has been impacted by more than a dozen tropical storms or cyclones since 2020.

A powerful tropical cyclone struck Madagascar over the weekend, bringing extreme winds and torrential downpours. The storm has killed at least seven people and forced thousands from their homes.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has warned that ex-Tropical Cyclone Mitchell will still pack a punch as it tracks inland through WA's Gascoyne region. The system weakened to a tropical low before crossing the coast at about 1am today, east of Shark Bay.