Residents in some of the most remote areas of north west Australia, are hunkering down, as a category two cyclone batters their region.
Described as the most severe cyclone to hit the region in 14 years. Cyclone Ilsa made landfall about midnight local time, with winds recorded at 218km/h.
The cyclone appears to have avoided the main towns in the region, but there's still been some damage.
ABC reporter Michelle Stanley talks to Lisa Owen from Pilbara.
