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Debbie closes more than 100 Qld schools

Authorities have closed more than 100 schools as Cyclone Debbie moves towards the North Queensland coast.

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Authorities have closed schools as Cyclone Debbie moves towards the North Queensland coast. (AAP)

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More than 100 schools have been closed across the north Queensland coast ahead of the arrival of Cyclone Debbie on Tuesday morning.

The Queensland government says 75 state schools and 27 Catholic and independent schools have been closed, along with 107 early childhood centres.

The closures stretch from north of Townsville to south of Proserpine.

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