Cyclones Smash Australia

Two massive cyclones smashed into northern Australia Friday, in a "first" for the country, the weather bureau said. The Bureau of Meteorology says this is the first time two severe tropical cyclones have crossed Australia within 24 hours. Cyclone Lam hit a sparsely-populated stretch of the Northern Territory, followed a few hours later by the more powerful Cyclone Marcia, which crossed over small towns along the east coast of Queensland state with wind gusts up to 285...

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