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WA miners prepare for major cyclone

Tropical Cyclone Isla has intensified to a category 2 storm and is expected to develop into a category 4 system by the time it crosses the coast of Western Australia’s Pilbara region on Friday.

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Port Hedland. Photo courtesy of Pilbara Ports Authority

It would be the first category 4 storm to hit the Western Australian coast in a decade.

"Ilsa is intensifying and is expected to become a severe tropical cyclone today.

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