Tropical Cyclone Fina expected to make landfall in coming days

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Let's get more on now on Cyclone Fina and authorities are urging residents in the top end to prepare for strong winds and potential flooding. Deputy CEO of the Tiwi Islands regional council, Heidi Dorn says preparations there are challenging due to a lack of shelters on the islands.

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00:00Everyone is stepping up, businesses, organisations around the community, everyone's bending together

00:08to really do a good clean up around community and ensure that we're prepared as much as

00:13we possibly can.

00:14The tropical lows and possible cyclones is not new to Tiwi, but it's definitely quite

00:23alarming when we don't have a cyclone shelter or anything like that on both islands at the

00:28moment.

00:29It's still, although everyone's calm, it's still, you know, in the back of everyone's

00:34mind, it's making everyone a little bit nervous.

00:36My message is really to know where your family are, to know family, friends.

00:42The community is really good at sticking together anyway.

00:46You know, it's very family orientated.

00:48So making sure you know where people are, making sure that you don't take unnecessary

00:53risks and go out onto marine waters.

00:56You know, the stretcher's already going to be there for emergency services, so let's

01:00not put them under mobile stress.

01:03And really be mindful as you're going around town with the drainage systems and things like

01:10that.

01:10If they are overloaded with water, not to play in them, watch for your power lines being

01:16down and things like that.

01:17So really just to be mindful, you know, if it does pass through and unfortunately, if it

01:23does cause any damage, to really be mindful and stick together.

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