PhotoSYDNEY, Australia ? A powerful cyclone barreled toward the northeastern coast of Australia on Monday, forcing thousands of Queensland residents to leave their homes, halting ferry and train service and closing a local airport as officials warned of the potential for widespread damage.
The Category 3 storm, named Cyclone Debbie, is expected to intensify to a Category 4 as it nears the Queensland coast early Tuesday.
Officials warned residents to leave the area before it was too late, as dangerous storm tides, powerful winds and heavy rain were expected to batter the region.
With heavy rain expected to cause major flooding, about 3,500 Queensland residents have already been evacuated, and thousands more have been asked to leave their homes.
?We?re making sure we?ve got all the preparations in place,? Queensland?s premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, said at a news conference Monday morning.
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