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Re: 200,000 Australians affected by floods covering larger area than France and Germa
Vehicles queue to cross a flooded section of the Bruce Highway bordered by banana plantations devastated when Cyclone Yasi tore through Tully on February 3, 2011. Australia's worst cyclone in a century devastated towns and left 175,000 people without power, but miraculously no deaths were reported as police scoured worst-hit areas.
Re: 200,000 Australians affected by floods covering larger area than France and Germa
Helby Haines walks with her grandchildren Cienna Haines, left, and Claudia Haines, right, past twisted roofing material strewn on the street in Tully, Australia, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, after Cyclone Yasi brought heavy rain and howling winds gusting to 186 mph (300 kph). The most powerful storm in a century ripped across Australia's northeast coast early Thursday, blasting apart houses, laying waste to banana crops and leaving boats lying in the streets of wind- and wave-swept towns.
Re: 200,000 Australians affected by floods covering larger area than France and Germa
Boats lie washed up on the waterfront in Cardwell on February 4, 2011. Smashed yachts lay stacked like matchwood near a marina, while the ruined husk of a church, its walls sheered off as if from tank fire, stood vigil amidst the ruins of Cyclone Yasi.
Re: 200,000 Australians affected by floods covering larger area than France and Germa
An aerial photo taken on February 3, 2011 shows the aftermath of Cyclone Yasi at Hinchinbrook Marina in Carwell on February 3, 2011. Smashed yachts lay stacked like matchwood near a marina.
Re: 200,000 Australians affected by floods covering larger area than France and Germa
Lindsay (L) and Jennifer Hallam embrace by their luxury waterfront home on February 4, 2011 as their neighbour's million-dollar motor launch lies above their pool, in the town of Cardwell on February 4, 2011.
Re: 200,000 Australians affected by floods covering larger area than France and Germa
Prime Minister Julia Gillard talks with defence personal at the Disaster Centre on February 4, 2011 in Townsville, Australia. State Emergency Service crews and volunteers are in north Queensland today to begin clean-up after Yasi damaged hundreds of properties in the region. No deaths or serious injuries have yet been reported following the cyclone which struck land as a category five storm around midnight on Wednesday. Yasi has been downgraded but is still considered dangerous and is expected to dump heavy region across inland areas of Queensland over the coming days.
Re: 200,000 Australians affected by floods covering larger area than France and Germa
A message sprayed on debris shows the spirit of a home-owner after the building was destroyed in Tully, Australia, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, after Cyclone Yasi brought heavy rain and howling winds gusting to 186 mph (300 kph). The massive cyclone struck northeastern Australia early Thursday, tearing off roofs, toppling trees and cutting electricity - the most powerful storm to hit the area in nearly a century.
Re: 200,000 Australians affected by floods covering larger area than France and Germa
A truck travels along a flooded section of the Bruce Highway bordered by banana plantations devastated when Cyclone Yasi tore through Tully on February 3, 2011
Re: 200,000 Australians affected by floods covering larger area than France and Germa
A weather satellite image, courtesy of the Japan Meteorological Agency, shows Cyclone Yasi moving inland through the state of Queensland, Australia, February 3, 2011.