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Australian cyclone upgraded as winds lash coast

A major cyclone powering towards Australia's resources-rich northwest coast was upgraded to a category four storm Wednesday as strong winds and heavy rains lashed the region.

This handout image received from the NASA Earth Observatory taken on February 25, 2013 shows a NASA satellite captured image of Cyclone Rusty closing in on the northwestern coast of Western Australia. A major cyclone powering towards Australia's resources-rich northwest coast was upgraded to a category four storm Wednesday as strong winds and heavy rains lashed the region.

Severe tropical cyclone Rusty intensified as it edged towards Australia's Pilbara coast, gathering speed and force across a 370-kilometre (230 mile) front and whipping up six-metre (20-foot) waves.

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