Tropical Cyclone Narelle is due to hit the Northern Territory’s east coast, with Groote Eylandt feeling the impacts as early as Saturday afternoon. Preparation has seen the military called in with hundreds of people evacuated from Arnhem Land communities and flown to Darwin for shelter. In Katherine the town is bracing for more widespread flooding just weeks after being devastated by its biggest flood in 30 years. By James Elton for ABC News Northern Territory.
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