CANBERRA (Reuters) - Two people were killed and up to 20 injured on Friday as a powerful tropical cyclone swept across Australia's northwest coast, tearing roofs from homes and sweeping into a mining camp with destructive winds.
Cyclone George struck the coast of Western Australia near the remote iron ore exporting terminal at Port Hedland with 275 kph winds, disrupting mining and oil operations in the worst storm to hit the region since Cyclone Vance in 1999.
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