Cyclone crosses over northwest

A tropical cyclone that crossed Australia's northwest coast early on Sunday weakened, although several small inland communities were on red alert and the risk of heavy swells, flooding and storm surges remained.

Category 2 cyclone Stan made landfall some 120 kilometers north east of the world's largest iron ore export hub, Port Hedland, in the early hours of Sunday morning, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology said.

The cyclone is just one of the severe weather events Australia experienced during the weekend, with several weather fronts hitting the nation.