Thousands of people in Australia's Northern Territory were without power on Sunday (November 23) after a tropical cyclone brought destructive winds to the region, including capital Darwin, overnight.

Fina, a category three cyclone, was on Sunday clocking wind gusts of up to 205 kph (127 mph) as it moved away from Darwin after passing the city late on Saturday (November 22) as a "severe tropical cyclone", the nation's Bureau of Meteorology said.

Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro said about 19,000 people had lost power due to Fina, which had also caused property damage and submerged roads, but resulted in no injuries to residents.

Category three tropical cyclones, two levels below the highest danger rating, typically damage structures, crops and trees and cause power failures, according to the weather bureau.

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DARWIN, AUSTRALIA (NOVEMBER 23, 2025) (AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION – Broadcast: No use Australia Digital: No use Australia / .com.au internet sites / any internet site of any Australia based media organisations or mobile platforms / Australian NVO clients / smh.com.au / news.com.au) (NIGHT SHOTS) (MUTE)

1. VARIOUS OF UPROOTED TREE

2. RAIN FALLING

3. VARIOUS OF UPROOTED TREES AND LEAVES ON STREET

4. VARIOUS OF TREES MOVING IN WIND

5. VARIOUS OF LEAVES AND BROKEN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS ON STREET

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6. FALLEN TREE

7. PEOPLE WALKING NEXT TO TREE

8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) LOCAL RESIDENT, SAVVINA HALIPILIAS, SAYING:

“I was a bit shaken up when it happened, I was sitting on the couch, I was about to doze off and then we just hear a massive thud, we look out the window and there’s just a massive tree in the yard so I was a bit shaken up at first, I did start crying a bit.”

9. VARIOUS OF FALLEN TREES ON TOP OF BUILDING

10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) LOCAL RESIDENT, ANASTASIOS HALIPILIAS, SAYING:

“Heavy rain, very strong winds and like you can hear the windows shaking, like a strong wind and like a wizard, rain coming inside the windows, we couldn’t open the windows, it was a bit scary for me.”

11. VARIOUS OF HALIPILIAS CUTTING UP TREE

12. (MUTE) BROKEN TRAFFIC LIGHT ON ROAD

13. (MUTE) TREE FALLEN ACROSS ROAD

14. (MUTE) VEHICLE DRIVING AROUND TREES THAT HAVE FALLEN ONTO THE ROAD

15. (SOUNDBITE) (English) NORTHERN TERRITORY CHIEF MINISTER, LIA FINOCCHIARO, SAYING:

“This cyclone saw a Territory that was united and prepared for what was to come, and as a result we’ve seen a largely minimal impact and no injuries as a result.”

16. (MUTE) VARIOUS OF OVERFLOWING RIVER

17. (MUTE) UPROOTED TREE

18. (MUTE) DAMAGED POWER LINES

19. (MUTE) UPROOTED TREE