Two powerful cyclones have smashed into northern Australia.<br /><br /> Parts of Queensland and the Northern Territory were hit by damaging winds and heavy rain as Cyclones Marcia and Lam swept through.<br /><br /> In Queensland, authorities have ordered coastal residents to evacuate their homes as warnings suggest the storm could prove deadly.<br /><br /> Strong winds hit the town of Yeppoon, Australia, after Tropical Cyclone Marcia made landfall. #Photo by Shelly Allsop pic.twitter.com/QBW6nfLThz— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) February 20, 2015<br /> <br /><br /> A cyclone of similar strength destroyed scores of homes in the state in 2011.<br /><br /> Winds of up to 200 kilometres per hour have put Marcia at a category four. Meanwhile further north, Cyclone Lam caused widespread damage to remote island communities, before hitting mainland Australia and being downgraded to a category 2 storm.<br /><br /> There are no current reports of casualties.
