The Chief Minister has said there is a “strong” possibility of the Stuart Highway closing because of rain from ex-Tropical Cyclone Megan which caused only minimal damage in Borroloola, while South32 is still waiting to fully investigate the damage to its manganese export wharf on Groote Eylandt caused by bulk carrier MV Anikitos hitting it during the category three cyclone.

NT Police incident controller Sonia Kennon told a press conference that an assessment of Borroloola on Tuesday morning showed minimal damage to the town’s infrastructure following the cyclone passing through on Monday night. There had been an abandoned attempt to evacuate about 700 people from the community to Darwin on Monday afternoon, with the Australian Defence Force saying the winds were too strong for the evacuation planes.

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