Significant numbers were accommodated in unofficial evacuation centres established by communities and church groups. Thousands of people left the area and sought refuge with family and friends. Flights out of the region were fully booked. The hospital's patients were evacuated to Brisbane and other regional hospitals by the the Australian Defence Force, Royal Flying Doctor Service and other means of transportation.
This was an unprecedented evacuation effort. Insurance Council of Australia, Historical disaster statistics, March , website viewed 18 May Picture: Jeff Snell. But exact records of just how powerful the storm was are hard to come by. Yasi had knocked out the BoM weather station at Willis Island, which had been evacuated, passing over as a category four storm before it slammed into the mainland.
Significant wind damage was reported between Innisfail and Townsville where the destructive core of the cyclone crossed the coast, while Tully and Cardwell suffered major damage to structures and vegetation, with the eye of the cyclone passing over Dunk Island and Tully. Banana and cane growers had dusted themselves off after Larry, which many considered to be a once-in-a-generation storm. Rainfall totals between Cairns and Ayr were between mm in 24 hours and caused some flooding.
Mr Shannon said Clive Palmer had loaned the Cassowary Coast Regional Council a six-seater helicopter, and paid for the pilot and fuel, to allow him to survey the area.
The waves of the tidal surge alone came through the height of single story buildings, so you could imagine the damage done. Mr Shannon said his most important role in the aftermath was to be a sounding board for the community. Meunga and Kennedy Creeks burst their banks and Carruchan was cut off for a week. Mr Shannon said there was relief as the army rolled into town, with soldiers doing the rounds of rural blocks, clearing driveways to free trapped residents.
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External Link: Cyclone Yasi approaches Queensland coast. Queensland Police Service Photo: British backpacker Kerrie Walter front joins hundreds of frightened residents at the evacuation centre in the old Town Hall as catatrophic cyclone Yasi approaches Innisfail on February 2, Yasi, packing a kilometre-long storm front and an eye measuring about 35 kilometres across, was on course to slam into the populous area between the tourist hub of Cairns and Cardwell to the south.
Although the image does not reveal a visible eye, the storm is well-formed and also appears to be strengthening. CastawayResort: yfrog. Supplied: Andrew Sittler Photo: Scott Torrens l and his children stand in their house and look to where their roof once was after Cyclone Yasi hit Mourilyan, south of Innisfail, on February 3, Cyclone Yasi tore through the area as a category five cyclone.
Tim Wimborne : Reuters Photo: A house is destroyed with only the toilet left standing at Mission Beach, south of Innisfail in north-east Queensland, on February 3, Cyclone Yasi crossed the coast as a destructive category five cyclone. AFP: Paul Crock Photo: A banana plantation inundated with floodwaters is destroyed south of Innisfail in north Queensland on February 3, , after category five tropical cyclone Yasi.
Audience submitted: Jeannie Fulton Photo: Water gushes through the 'Bogey Hole' swimming hole - normally a clear stream with a gentle waterfall - at Chillagoe, km west of Cairns, on February 3, , after Cyclone Yasi crossed the coast. Australia's worst cyclone in a century devastated towns and left , people without power. Australia's worst cyclone in a century devastated towns and left , people without power, but miraculously no deaths were reported as police scoured worst-hit areas.
No deaths or serious injuries have been reported following Cyclone Yasi which struck land as a category five storm around midnight yesterday. The Queensland towns of Innisvail, Mission Beach, Tully and Cardwell where hit hardest by Yasi with authorities waiting for safer conditions to assess the full extent of the damage. Yasi has been downgraded to a category two storm as it passes inland.
The island took a direct hit from category five Cyclone Yasi in January but major repair work has yet to begin. Supplied: June Perkins. Further reading. Tropical cyclones explained Australia's worst cyclones Comparison of large cyclones Plan for a cyclone. External Link: Thousands shelter in Cairns shopping centre.
Disaster brews as cyclone stalks north Residents urged to flee monster cyclone Flights sell out as cyclone exodus steps up North-west Queensland braces for cyclone impact. From the archives: Cyclone Yasi live blog Cyclone Yasi: In their own words 'It's just too hard': Yasi leaves farmers reeling Despair and relief in cyclone's wake Massive cyclone leaves lives in tatters Man found dead in cyclone aftermath Cyclone babies born in Cairns, Innisfail 'Help is coming' as residents return to ruin.
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