"After a recent heatwave affected large parts of Australia before Christmas, Cyclone Hayley made landfall along the north-west coast on Tuesday night. Hayley formed on 28 December in the southern Indian Ocean and steadily intensified on a path south towards the north coast of Western Australia. The system became a category 2 storm at its peak on Wednesday with sustained winds of 105mph."
"Starting on Saturday 27 December, an area of low pressure just off the south-west coast of the Iberian peninsula brought lashings of heavy rain to southern Portugal and Spain through the day. The centre of the low pressure then swung around towards the strait of Gibraltar, pushing swathes of heavy rain across southern and south-east Spain through Saturday night and much of Sunday."
Hayley formed on 28 December in the southern Indian Ocean and tracked south toward Western Australia's north coast, intensifying to a Category 2 storm with 105mph sustained winds. The cyclone weakened slightly before crossing the Dampier peninsula near Lombadina, delivering intense winds and heavy rainfall. The Bureau of Meteorology issued warnings for flash flooding and potential property damage. Two homes lost roofs and roads were closed due to significant debris, with cleanup expected to take weeks. The south Indian Ocean cyclone season runs October–May and December has produced five tropical cyclones so far, including Hayley. In southern Spain a low pressure system brought heavy rain that turned streets into rivers across the Costa del Sol, swept cars away, left two people missing, and caused one reported death.
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