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Thousands shelter as 'screaming, howling' Cyclone Debbie hits north Australia
Posted 28 Mar 2017 04:40 Updated 28 Mar 2017 19:07
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SYDNEY: Howling winds, heavy rain and huge seas pounded Australia's northeast on Tuesday, damaging homes, wrecking jetties and cutting power to thousands of people as Tropical Cyclone Debbie tore through the far north of Queensland.
Wind gusts stronger than 260 km per hour (160 mph) were recorded at tourist resorts along the world-famous Great Barrier Reef as the storm made landfall as a category four, one rung below the most dangerous wind speed level.
It was later downgraded to category two. Forecasters said high winds would likely persist overnight, although the storm would then weaken rapidly and was expected to be downgraded to category one by dawn on Wednesday.
Police said one man was badly hurt when a wall collapsed at Proserpine, about 900 km (560 miles) northwest of the Queensland capital, Brisbane, and was taken to hospital.
But the weather was still too bad to assess damage fully or mount an emergency response.
"We will also receive more reports of injuries, if not deaths. We need to be prepared for that," Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart told reporters in Brisbane.
As the storm forged slowly inland after nightfall, state premier Annastacia Palaszczuk urged people to stay indoors.
"It is a serious event and we do not want to see loss of life," she told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
"It will be a difficult night for people across our state."
Cyclone Debbie made landfall at Airlie Beach, north of Proserpine, shortly after midday local time (0200 GMT), knocking out telephone services.
"It's very noisy: Screaming, howling wind ... sounds like a freight train," Jan Clifford told Reuters by text from Airlie Beach as the cyclone made landfall.
"Still blowing like crazy," she said four hours later.
Authorities had urged thousands of people in threatened areas to flee their homes on Monday, in what would have been the biggest evacuation seen in Australia since Cyclone Tracy devastated the northern city of Darwin on Christmas Day, 1974.
CATASTROPHE DECLARED
Torrential rain flooded streets and wind smashed windows, uprooted trees and tossed debris down streets, while jetties at Airlie Beach marina were wrecked, Nine Network television pictures showed.
Power was cut for 48,000 people in a wide area between the towns of Bowen and Mackay, north and south of Airlie Beach, Ergon Energy spokesman John Fowler said.
Ports at Abbot Point, Mackay and Hay Point were shut and Townsville airport was closed. Airlines Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia suspended flights to and from the region and said planes may also be grounded on Wednesday, although Townsville airport said it would reopen.
BHP Billiton and Glencore halted work at their coal mines in the storm's path.
The Insurance Council of Australia declared Cyclone Debbie a catastrophe, making it easier to make claims, but said in a statement it was too early to estimate the cost of damage.
With an eye 50 km (30 miles) wide, the cyclone had earlier damaged tourist resorts, washed away beaches and tore boats from moorings as it swept through the Whitsunday islands, guests told Reuters by telephone.
Cyclone Debbie is the strongest storm to hit Queensland since Cyclone Yasi destroyed homes and crops and devastated island resorts in 2011.
Authorities had feared tidal surges in low-lying areas as the storm whipped up waves and currents and lifted sea levels, but said later that danger had eased.
Holidaymakers tried to make the best of it as they bunkered down in resort buildings. "Go to the Whitsundays they said, it'd be fun they said, beautiful weather over here," holidaymaker Kurt Moore told the Sydney Morning Herald.
"I'm so glad we got evacuated out of the place we were staying at, I think we'd be pooping watermelons right now to be honest," he said.
Despite issuing evacuation orders, police said they were not sure how many people had heeded their advice.
That did not deter some thrill-seeking bodyboarders who paddled out to surf in the heaving seas at Airlie Beach, television footage showed.
(Additional reporting by Byron Kaye; Editing by Paul Tait)
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Cyclone Debbie smashes into Queensland coast
By Joshua Berlinger and Anna Cummins, CNN
Updated 0421 GMT (1221 HKT) March 28, 2017
Cyclone Debbie prompts evacuations
Cyclone Debbie prompts evacuations
Cyclone Debbie prompts evacuations 02:54
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More than 34,000 people are without power
Thousands of Queenslanders have been evacuated
(CNN)Tropical Cyclone Debbie is making landfall across the coast of northeast Australia, packing sustained winds of 185 kph (114 mph) with gusts reaching more than 262 kph (163 mph).
The storm is lashing the Queensland coast with torrential rain which, when combined with a dangerous storm tide, could cause major flooding, according to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
The Category 4 cyclone is the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane and expected to linger for the next 12 to 24 hours, according to meteorologists.
Cyclone Debbie has well and truly hit Airlie beach now, +250km winds. No flying sharks as yet. Stay safe ppl. #CycloneDebbie #queensland #airliebeach #cyclone #storm #naturesfury #wind #australia #whitsundays
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"With the very, very strong winds if they just sit there and twirl, it's like a battering ram," Queensland police commissioner Ian Stewart told CNN affiliate 7 News.
Tropical Cyclone Debbie
The "very destructive core" of the cyclone already left a path of destruction through outlying islands and nearby mainland, the meteorology bureau said. Residents along the coast have been warned to expect storm surges up to four meters high.
"Scariest thing I've ever gone through," Sassha Kozachenko said on Instagram. On Airlie Beach, detritus and debris could be seen hurtling through the air in videos posted on social media.
The severe weather has already claimed the life of a 31-year-old woman after dangerous conditions were linked to a fatal car crash Monday near the town of Proserpine.
Cyclone Debbie has ripped trees from the ground and brought significant rainfall to the region.
Residents reported their apartments shaking and windows breaking. Pristine beaches that were bright and sunny Monday were completely flooded Tuesday.
Before and after: Beautiful one day, cyclonic the next https://t.co/oLP56rIki6 #CycloneDebbie #HamiltonIsland #TCDebbie pic.twitter.com/lYCOfNfUi4
— ABC News (@abcnews) March 28, 2017
Debbie was big enough to be seen from the cameras aboard the International Space Station.
And Facebook activated its "Safety Check" feature for users to check in on their friends and family in the region.
By the numbers
In terms of sheer numbers, the storm has impressed.
More than 34,000 people are without power, 7 News reported.
In the span of an hour, 211 millimeters (8 inches) of rain hit the area, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said. It was a once-in-a-hundred year event, she said.
Though authorities were seeking to evacuate 25,000 people in the lead-up to the storm, Palaszczuk told Sky News Australia, the time to leave is over. "I need people and families to remain in place," Palaszczuk said.
"This is going to get worse," Palaszczuk told Nine News Queensland Tuesday morning.
Source: Earth Uncut
Cyclone Debbie is the largest storm to hit the state since the Category 5 Cyclone Yasi in 2011, which ripped homes from their foundations and destroyed farmland.
The timing
The timing of cyclone Debbie's expected landfall coincides with a 12-foot tide in Bowen, one of the highest tides of the year, according to 7 News.
That could make the flooding even worse.
"Houses in low-lying coastal regions ... and [which] are subjected to storm surge will be vulnerable to significant damage," said John D Ginger, a research director at the Cyclone Testing Station at James Cook University.
Over 1,000 emergency service workers had been sent to the region in preparation, and all schools remain closed until further notice, 7 News reported.
CNN's Amanda Jackson and Jane Zhang contributed to this point
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TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 27: Seen is a general view of grey clouds over one of the Strand beaches with its jetty as residents prepare for Cyclone Debbie on March 27, 2017 in Townsville, Australia. Cyclone Debbie intensified to a category 3 system this morning and is expected to make landfall near Bowen, QLD as a category 4 system tomorrow morning. (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images)
TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 27: Seen is a general view of grey clouds over one of the Strand beaches with its jetty as residents prepare for Cyclone Debbie on March 27, 2017 in Townsville, Australia. Cyclone Debbie intensified to a category 3 system this morning and is expected to make landfall near Bowen, QLD as a category 4 system tomorrow morning. (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images)
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Thousands shelter as 'screaming, howling' Cyclone Debbie hits north Australia
Posted 28 Mar 2017 04:40 Updated 28 Mar 2017 19:07
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SYDNEY: Howling winds, heavy rain and huge seas pounded Australia's northeast on Tuesday, damaging homes, wrecking jetties and cutting power to thousands of people as Tropical Cyclone Debbie tore through the far north of Queensland.
Wind gusts stronger than 260 km per hour (160 mph) were recorded at tourist resorts along the world-famous Great Barrier Reef as the storm made landfall as a category four, one rung below the most dangerous wind speed level.
It was later downgraded to category two. Forecasters said high winds would likely persist overnight, although the storm would then weaken rapidly and was expected to be downgraded to category one by dawn on Wednesday.
Police said one man was badly hurt when a wall collapsed at Proserpine, about 900 km (560 miles) northwest of the Queensland capital, Brisbane, and was taken to hospital.
But the weather was still too bad to assess damage fully or mount an emergency response.
"We will also receive more reports of injuries, if not deaths. We need to be prepared for that," Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart told reporters in Brisbane.
As the storm forged slowly inland after nightfall, state premier Annastacia Palaszczuk urged people to stay indoors.
"It is a serious event and we do not want to see loss of life," she told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
"It will be a difficult night for people across our state."
Cyclone Debbie made landfall at Airlie Beach, north of Proserpine, shortly after midday local time (0200 GMT), knocking out telephone services.
"It's very noisy: Screaming, howling wind ... sounds like a freight train," Jan Clifford told Reuters by text from Airlie Beach as the cyclone made landfall.
"Still blowing like crazy," she said four hours later.
Authorities had urged thousands of people in threatened areas to flee their homes on Monday, in what would have been the biggest evacuation seen in Australia since Cyclone Tracy devastated the northern city of Darwin on Christmas Day, 1974.
CATASTROPHE DECLARED
Torrential rain flooded streets and wind smashed windows, uprooted trees and tossed debris down streets, while jetties at Airlie Beach marina were wrecked, Nine Network television pictures showed.
Power was cut for 48,000 people in a wide area between the towns of Bowen and Mackay, north and south of Airlie Beach, Ergon Energy spokesman John Fowler said.
Ports at Abbot Point, Mackay and Hay Point were shut and Townsville airport was closed. Airlines Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia suspended flights to and from the region and said planes may also be grounded on Wednesday, although Townsville airport said it would reopen.
BHP Billiton and Glencore halted work at their coal mines in the storm's path.
The Insurance Council of Australia declared Cyclone Debbie a catastrophe, making it easier to make claims, but said in a statement it was too early to estimate the cost of damage.
With an eye 50 km (30 miles) wide, the cyclone had earlier damaged tourist resorts, washed away beaches and tore boats from moorings as it swept through the Whitsunday islands, guests told Reuters by telephone.
Cyclone Debbie is the strongest storm to hit Queensland since Cyclone Yasi destroyed homes and crops and devastated island resorts in 2011.
Authorities had feared tidal surges in low-lying areas as the storm whipped up waves and currents and lifted sea levels, but said later that danger had eased.
Holidaymakers tried to make the best of it as they bunkered down in resort buildings. "Go to the Whitsundays they said, it'd be fun they said, beautiful weather over here," holidaymaker Kurt Moore told the Sydney Morning Herald.
"I'm so glad we got evacuated out of the place we were staying at, I think we'd be pooping watermelons right now to be honest," he said.
Despite issuing evacuation orders, police said they were not sure how many people had heeded their advice.
That did not deter some thrill-seeking bodyboarders who paddled out to surf in the heaving seas at Airlie Beach, television footage showed.
(Additional reporting by Byron Kaye; Editing by Paul Tait)
- Agencies/nc
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Cyclone Debbie smashes into Queensland coast
By Joshua Berlinger and Anna Cummins, CNN
Updated 0421 GMT (1221 HKT) March 28, 2017
Cyclone Debbie prompts evacuations
Cyclone Debbie prompts evacuations
Cyclone Debbie prompts evacuations 02:54
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More than 34,000 people are without power
Thousands of Queenslanders have been evacuated
(CNN)Tropical Cyclone Debbie is making landfall across the coast of northeast Australia, packing sustained winds of 185 kph (114 mph) with gusts reaching more than 262 kph (163 mph).
The storm is lashing the Queensland coast with torrential rain which, when combined with a dangerous storm tide, could cause major flooding, according to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
The Category 4 cyclone is the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane and expected to linger for the next 12 to 24 hours, according to meteorologists.
Cyclone Debbie has well and truly hit Airlie beach now, +250km winds. No flying sharks as yet. Stay safe ppl. #CycloneDebbie #queensland #airliebeach #cyclone #storm #naturesfury #wind #australia #whitsundays
A post shared by Paddy Moore (@paddy_moore) on Mar 27, 2017 at 6:18pm PDT
"With the very, very strong winds if they just sit there and twirl, it's like a battering ram," Queensland police commissioner Ian Stewart told CNN affiliate 7 News.
Tropical Cyclone Debbie
The "very destructive core" of the cyclone already left a path of destruction through outlying islands and nearby mainland, the meteorology bureau said. Residents along the coast have been warned to expect storm surges up to four meters high.
"Scariest thing I've ever gone through," Sassha Kozachenko said on Instagram. On Airlie Beach, detritus and debris could be seen hurtling through the air in videos posted on social media.
The severe weather has already claimed the life of a 31-year-old woman after dangerous conditions were linked to a fatal car crash Monday near the town of Proserpine.
Cyclone Debbie has ripped trees from the ground and brought significant rainfall to the region.
Residents reported their apartments shaking and windows breaking. Pristine beaches that were bright and sunny Monday were completely flooded Tuesday.
Before and after: Beautiful one day, cyclonic the next https://t.co/oLP56rIki6 #CycloneDebbie #HamiltonIsland #TCDebbie pic.twitter.com/lYCOfNfUi4
— ABC News (@abcnews) March 28, 2017
Debbie was big enough to be seen from the cameras aboard the International Space Station.
And Facebook activated its "Safety Check" feature for users to check in on their friends and family in the region.
By the numbers
In terms of sheer numbers, the storm has impressed.
More than 34,000 people are without power, 7 News reported.
In the span of an hour, 211 millimeters (8 inches) of rain hit the area, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said. It was a once-in-a-hundred year event, she said.
Though authorities were seeking to evacuate 25,000 people in the lead-up to the storm, Palaszczuk told Sky News Australia, the time to leave is over. "I need people and families to remain in place," Palaszczuk said.
"This is going to get worse," Palaszczuk told Nine News Queensland Tuesday morning.
Source: Earth Uncut
Cyclone Debbie is the largest storm to hit the state since the Category 5 Cyclone Yasi in 2011, which ripped homes from their foundations and destroyed farmland.
The timing
The timing of cyclone Debbie's expected landfall coincides with a 12-foot tide in Bowen, one of the highest tides of the year, according to 7 News.
That could make the flooding even worse.
"Houses in low-lying coastal regions ... and [which] are subjected to storm surge will be vulnerable to significant damage," said John D Ginger, a research director at the Cyclone Testing Station at James Cook University.
Over 1,000 emergency service workers had been sent to the region in preparation, and all schools remain closed until further notice, 7 News reported.
CNN's Amanda Jackson and Jane Zhang contributed to this point
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TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 27: Seen is a general view of grey clouds over one of the Strand beaches with its jetty as residents prepare for Cyclone Debbie on March 27, 2017 in Townsville, Australia. Cyclone Debbie intensified to a category 3 system this morning and is expected to make landfall near Bowen, QLD as a category 4 system tomorrow morning. (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images)
TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 27: Seen is a general view of grey clouds over one of the Strand beaches with its jetty as residents prepare for Cyclone Debbie on March 27, 2017 in Townsville, Australia. Cyclone Debbie intensified to a category 3 system this morning and is expected to make landfall near Bowen, QLD as a category 4 system tomorrow morning. (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images)
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TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 27: Seen is a general view of grey clouds over one of the Strand beaches with its jetty as residents prepare for Cyclone Debbie on March 27, 2017 in Townsville, Australia. Cyclone Debbie intensified to a category 3 system this morning and is expected to make landfall near Bowen, QLD as a category 4 system tomorrow morning. (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images)
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TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 27: Seen is a general view of grey clouds over one of the Strand beaches with its jetty as residents prepare for Cyclone Debbie on March 27, 2017 in Townsville, Australia. Cyclone Debbie intensified to a category 3 system this morning and is expected to make landfall near Bowen, QLD as a category 4 system tomorrow morning. (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images)
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