Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Australia's iron ore centre braces for Cyclone Rusty

Sydney (AFP) Feb 25, 2013



Australia's largest iron ore ports were shut down on Monday ahead of tropical cyclone Rusty which is building off the resource-rich west coast.

The Bureau of Meteorology issued a cyclone warning stretching from Mardie, 1,200 kilometres (745 miles) north of the state capital Perth, to Cape Leveque in Western Australia's far north.

It said the cyclone, which is a category 2 on the .....