Thousands of Aussies are bracing for destructive winds and damaging rainfall as Tropical Cyclone Narelle makes its way across northern Australia.

By Renju Jose and Christine Chen SYDNEY, March 20 (Reuters) - Severe tropical cyclone Narelle was losing strength on Friday after bringing destructive winds, heavy rain and power outages to Australia's northeast coast that prompted authorities to warn people to stay indoors.

Tropical Cyclone Narelle is currently a very dangerous Category 5 storm, sitting off the Far North Queensland Coast some 350 kilometres northeast of Cooktown. Formed in the Coral Sea, Narelle is packing a punch,

After regaining strength in the gulf, Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle is expected to make landfall in the Northern Territory on Saturday evening.

A lone boatie missing after cyclonic winds battered the remote Cape York coast has at last been located after a major land and sea search amid allegations the yachtsman declined to heed disaster warnings.

Powerful hurricanes have shaped coastal communities for centuries, leaving behind destruction that can alter entire regions. Some storms intensified with