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Dust cloud hits Western Australia as cyclone looms

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A storm creates a wall of dust above Port Hedland in Western Australia 

Yvette is forecast to become a category two cyclone by the time it makes landfall.
Neil Bennett, from Australia's Bureau of Meteorology, said it would be a "powerful system".
"This particular stretch of the coastline is one of the most cyclone-prone areas in the world," he said.
Cyclone Stan, the only tropical cyclone to reach mainland Australia this year, slammed into the same region in January.
The category two system forced the closure of the export hub at Port Hedland for almost 48 hours.
Mining companies BHP Billiton and Fortescue Metals Group evacuated most of their port workers before the storm.
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