Cyclone Trevor: Largest ever evacuation under way in NT as a state of emergency declared

Residents are being evacuated from Northern Territory communities before severe tropical Cyclone Trevor arrives with destructive winds and storms.

Tropical Cyclone Trevor is set to move towards the Northern Territory over the weekend. (AAP) Source: AAP

The largest evacuation before a cyclone in the Northern Territory's history is underway with Cyclone Trevor due to make landfall on Saturday.

More than 1000 residents have been evacuated from Groote Eylandt and Numbulwar with another 1000 people being moved out of Borroloola, the McArthur River zinc mine, Robinson River and other communities all along the Gulf of Carpentaria coast to Queensland.

The severity and threat of the storm, as well as complications with the remoteness of the area, led to the decision to evacuate, Chief Minister Michael Gunner said on Thursday.

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