Cyclone risk off W. Australia revised to low

A tropical low off Australia's northwest coast packing gale force winds could cause severe flooding south of Australia's Pilbara iron ore district, but is unlikely to intensify to cyclone strength, the Bureau of Meteorology said on Thursday.
Apache Corp has shut its Legendre and Stag oil fields as a precaution and Woodside Petroleum and Rio Tinto said they were monitoring the low's progress as it heads slowly toward land.
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Source: Reuters