Thousands of Australian homes without power after cyclone hits

SYDNEY: About 25,000 homes were without power on Sunday in Australia´s northern city of Darwin after a tropical cyclone felled trees, cancelled flights, closed schools and delayed shipping.

No deaths were reported. Residents of the capital of Australia's Northern Territory have been warned to boil their water as a precaution after Tropical Cyclone Marcus lashed the city with 130 kph winds on Saturday. The Northern Territory Government said that schools would remain closed on Monday and asked non-essential businesses also to stay shut. Flights resumed on Sunday.