Australia’s Top Sugar Producing State Braces for Cyclone
- Some regions will still be cutting cane next week, says group
- Weather bureau to evacuate staff from Willis Island Saturday
Sugar cane harvested on a farm in Bundaberg, Queensland.
Photographer: Eric Taylor/Bloomberg
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Australia’s northeast coast is bracing for a potential cyclone that could make landfall in Queensland, the nation’s top sugar producer.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasper is currently a category 4 storm and is expected to approach the coast around the middle of next week, according to a notice from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. The weather system is still far from land and the agency said the timing of a coastal impact remains uncertain.