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Cyclone Yasi: Destruction and Devastation in Queensland!
Feb 3rd
Cyclone Yasi – The first category five cyclones in a century to cross the coast – caused widespread destruction across north Queensland overnight.
Small communities including Mission Beach, where Yasi hit at midnight, nearby Tully, Innisfail and Cardwell were hardest hit by Yasi’s violent winds and rains.
The coastal community of Cardwell which is about 50km south of Tully is completely devastated. Million-dollar boats torn apart at a nearby marina and buildings reduced to shells. Power lines are down everywhere and the town is barely recognizable. More >
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Tropical Cyclone Yasi to strike Queensland Coast Australia
Feb 2nd
Australia: Queensland coast is about to hit by a deadliest tropical Cyclone Yasi with ferocity the likes of which hasn’t been seen since 1918 as officials warned it could be the deadliest storm in generations.
Yasi was upgraded to a category five storm from category four as it menaced the populous east coast, where it was expected to hit around 10pm (1200 GMT) on Wednesday, the Bureau of Meteorology said. Yasi is on track to make landfall between Innisfail and Cardwell about 11pm (AEST) tonight (2am Thursday NZT), with authorities confident they have the site within a 30km range of accuracy.
The cyclone already has winds of 295km/h that have knocked out weather monitoring equipment on Willis Island, off Cairns, and was bringing down trees at Ayr, near Townsville, on Wednesday morning.
Yasi will cross the coast on the high tide, meaning a storm surge that will accompany it will be devastating for low-lying areas. More >
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