CANBERRA, Australia — A slow-moving cyclone that lashed northwest Australia was weakening on Monday. The storm was expected to continue to track west away from the coast of the sparsely populated Pilbara region of Western Australia state and weaken below cyclone strength late Monday, the bureau said. About 60,000 people live in the area most affected by Veronica, which crossed the Pilbara coast on Sunday. On Saturday, Category 4 Cyclone Trevor hit a remote part of the Northern Territory coast, about 1,600 kilometres (1,000 miles) to the east of the Pilbara region. Still, two large storms such as Trevor and Veronica hitting on successive days is rare.

Source: National Post March 24, 2019 23:37 UTC