A slow-moving tropical storm has crossed Australia’s heavily populated eastern coast, lashing the region with damaging winds and heavy rain that’s forecast to fall for days to come.

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which spawned last week amid a rare trio of tropical cyclones in the South Pacific, is forecast to make landfall in southern Queensland near Brisbane, Australia, on Thursday. Although the storm ...