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March 17th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda The manager of a Pilbara roadhouse has described how wild winds shook the building and water poured in everywhere as tropical cyclone Lua roared in from the sea.
Janet Robb, who runs the Pardoo Roadhouse with her partner Ian Badger, said the two of them sat out the worst of the storm with their pet dog on Saturday and were relieved to be alive.
Their property, on the Great Northern Highway 150km east of Port Hedland, was in the path of the category 4 cyclone as it swept onto land packing 250km/h winds and driving rain.
“It was absolutely horrific,” Ms Robb told AAP after the cyclone passed.
“There was half an hour there where you thought, ‘Is this ever going to end? Is the roof going to lift? Is the wall going to cave in?’
“That’s what it felt like because everything was moving.”
Ms Robb said all the trees in the grounds were down, the fuel bowsers had been blown over and the roadhouse had been damaged.
“The water came in every door, every window seal, it just bubbled in, it’s unbelievable.
“Every light fitting, the water had seeped in so God knows what the roof looks like.”
Ms Robb said the storm was very noisy with branches coming off trees and banging into the building.
“It was pretty wild. At least we’re alive. These things are sent to try us.”
Ms Robb said the roadhouse dongas appeared to be all still standing but they would not be able to assess the full damage until daylight on Sunday.
She said she didn’t plan to stay around for the next cyclone.
WA’s Fire and Emergency Services Association (FESA) said Lua was weakening as it headed south but high winds and heavy rain still posed a threat as the cyclone headed towards the community of Nullagine after passing Marble Bar.
Annabelle Coppin of Yarrie Homestead about 90km northeast of Marble Bar said Lua went right over the cattle station and it blew hard for about three hours, leaving a trail of damage.
Roofing iron was blown off machinery sheds, windmills and cattle crates were bowled over, many trees were down but the cattle should be fine, she said.
“We’ve got a massive mess to clean up, a few buildings that look a bit sad and a sad-looking garden.”
“It will probably take at least 12 months to get back to where we were a couple of hours ago but we live in a cyclone area so that’s what happens.”
Nullagine was on red alert on Saturday evening as the cyclone approached, meaning residents had to stay indoors and not be out in the open or driving vehicles.
A relocation centre at Nullagine was expecting to shelter around 110 people as the cyclone passed directly through.
Lua was expected to continue south towards the larger town of Newman but it might only be a category 1 system or less when it arrives early on Sunday morning.
Port Hedland residents experienced strong gusting winds up to 150km/h but the red alert was lifted on Saturday afternoon.
A range of flood warnings are in place in the Pilbara, Kimberley, the Gascoyne, the Midwest and the Goldfield regions because of heavy rainfalls associated with the cyclone.
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