<rss><channel><item><title>George claims a third victim as Jacob storms in</title><link>http://theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21364510-2702,00.html?from=public_rss</link><description>CYCLONE George claimed its third victim as Western Australia's Pilbara coast prepared for the arrival of another cyclone.</description><pubDate>2007-03-12T14:41+0100</pubDate><source>TheAustralian</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>TheAustralian-e40e45c14427f7bc1b586681101f21f8</guid><category>TREN-Security</category></item><item><title>Cyclone devastates Australian coast</title><link>http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/&amp;articleid=301462</link><description>At least two people were killed on Friday when a cyclone slammed into Australia's north-west coast, paralysing mining operations and leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. 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