Compare and contrast if you will...
Yasi is now a tropical low sitting her rather broad arse right over Mt Isa, (1000 km inland) from initially setting her ugly croc covered feet down at Mission Beach. She cut a path west from there leaving a wake distruction and havoc...
I don't think she likes bananas or sugarcane... squishing them flat on her way.
She is also quite opioinated when it comes to her taste in housing. Sparing some and totally obliterating others often right next door to each other.
She is now sitting and having a good old weep on her way to Alice Springs in Central Australia, dumping heaps of rain.
The current death toll stands at 1 with another 2 people missing.
A young chap has been found asphixiated by fumes from the generator he was using while bunkerd down to avoid the cyclones fury.
Townsville... South of the direct impact Zone sufferd major flooding from storm surges and torrential rain with waves being recorded at 9 metres out in Cleeveland Bay (Usually a millpond in comparison.)
There have been damages to houses and property but again no loss of life.
Cardwell recieved huge storm surges..
It it truly amazing that more lives were not lost. It is a credit to the national and state disaster planning authorities for implimenting mandatory evacuation orders for people living in low lying areas, 30,000 households were evacuated in Townsville alone.
And the north Queensland people themselves need to take a big bow for following all instructions from authorities as the disater unfolded.
Many left the region early, of their own volition or arranged to move to areas where the impact would be lessened.
People were warned that during the height of the storm that Emergency services would be bunkered down and would not even try to respond to calls for rescue due to the danger posed to emergency workers.
There has been only one reported call of this occuring, the people involved had been asked to evacuate from their home by emergency workers eight hours earlier and refused to do so. They had decided not to heed the warnings staying put in one of the villas at the marina pictured above.
It is not over Yet as the cleanup continues
Meanwhile... we still have isolated properties and townships in the north of the state along the border with New South Wales
And the bureau has just announced this...
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It's a Big One...
Update!
Cyclone "Yasi" A catagory 5 Cyclone is rapidly bearing down on the North Eastern seaboard
Yasi is now a tropical low sitting her rather broad arse right over Mt Isa, (1000 km inland) from initially setting her ugly croc covered feet down at Mission Beach. She cut a path west from there leaving a wake distruction and havoc...
I don't think she likes bananas or sugarcane... squishing them flat on her way.
She is also quite opioinated when it comes to her taste in housing. Sparing some and totally obliterating others often right next door to each other.
She is now sitting and having a good old weep on her way to Alice Springs in Central Australia, dumping heaps of rain.
The current death toll stands at 1 with another 2 people missing.
A young chap has been found asphixiated by fumes from the generator he was using while bunkerd down to avoid the cyclones fury.
Townsville... South of the direct impact Zone sufferd major flooding from storm surges and torrential rain with waves being recorded at 9 metres out in Cleeveland Bay (Usually a millpond in comparison.)
"The Strand" a foreshore walk in Townsville
There have been damages to houses and property but again no loss of life.
Cardwell recieved huge storm surges..
Main street and North/ south Highway at Cardwell. The foreshore is normally 300 metres from the main road... Not any more...
The new marina at Cardwell...
It it truly amazing that more lives were not lost. It is a credit to the national and state disaster planning authorities for implimenting mandatory evacuation orders for people living in low lying areas, 30,000 households were evacuated in Townsville alone.
And the north Queensland people themselves need to take a big bow for following all instructions from authorities as the disater unfolded.
Many left the region early, of their own volition or arranged to move to areas where the impact would be lessened.
People were warned that during the height of the storm that Emergency services would be bunkered down and would not even try to respond to calls for rescue due to the danger posed to emergency workers.
There has been only one reported call of this occuring, the people involved had been asked to evacuate from their home by emergency workers eight hours earlier and refused to do so. They had decided not to heed the warnings staying put in one of the villas at the marina pictured above.
The township of Tully
Townsvilles (pop. 100,000) water supply is threatened with housholds being urged to save water until power can be re supplied to the water plant.
They are also threatended by major flooding in the region It is not over Yet as the cleanup continues
Meanwhile... we still have isolated properties and townships in the north of the state along the border with New South Wales
And the bureau has just announced this...
An expected dumping of up to another 250 mm of rainfall over the coming weekend...
Everyone is again on a Flood Watch.
We had a flash flood here at "The Palais" of 50mm in a 5 minute cloudburst.
So it's a case of batten down the snatches and find yourself a set of snorkel and flippers...
"The Palais" remains high and dry apart from a leaky roof over the laundry area which provides a terrific opportunity to shower the Empress... she can be difficult to keep clean...
Love to you all and thank you for keeping us in your prayers and thoughts...
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It's a Big One...
Update!
1.17 am Thursday 03 Feb 2011
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Cyclone "Yasi" A catagory 5 Cyclone is rapidly bearing down on the North Eastern seaboard
The eye of the storm is 100 km across!
The storm is not due to cross the coast around 10 pm tonight (EST)
Already areas south of the storm are being directly impacted by torrential rain and strong winds.
Already areas south of the storm are being directly impacted by torrential rain and strong winds.
The storm surges predicted are for 6-7 meters above the highest recorded tidal level
The next 24 to 48 hours are going to be devistating for many thousands of families living in our north.
If any of you are into Prayer and even if you are not... now is the time to start...
Major hospitals in Cairns in the path of the storm have been evacuated to Brisbane.... Still recovering from the recent Floods there.
Costal towns and cities between Cairns and Townsville have seen mandatory evacuation of people living in low lying areas threatened by storm surge.
This major disaster is unfolding in real time before our very eyes.
The Catagory 5 Cyclone is anticipated to effect 1000 kilometers of coastline and continue to travel slowly inland remaining at a catagory 3 cyclone up to 450 kilometers inland before it dissolves to a tropical low...
It is only just beginning.
