WA towns smashed by Cyclone Seroja

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan has described the damage wrought by ex-tropical cyclone Seroja as widespread and severe. Around 70 per cent of properties in a popular tourist spot on the state's midwest coast has been damaged. Seroja made landfall south of Kalbarri as a category three storm with wind gusts up to 170 kilometres per hour.

Damage done by Cyclone Seroja in the WA town of Kalbarri. Source: AAP