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NewsMail Morning Edition Sat 12 Apr, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Live: Residents wake to survey damage from Tropical Cyclone Ita Residents in far north Queensland are waking to survey the damage from Tropical Cyclone Ita as the storm continues to sweep down the coast. The cyclone made landfall at Cape Flattery last night as a category four storm but weakened as it travelled inland. Destructive winds of up to 150 kilometres per hour are lashing the region from Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation. In Cooktown, a house had its roof blown off but at this stage there is little major structural damage, and the focus is switching to likely flooding from torrential rain that is lashing the region. A number of trees are down, and authorities are urging residents leaving shelter to take care as dangers such as fallen powerlines could remain. Councils in the region say they are prepared for electricity supply to be cut to some remote communities for up to a month. 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