Tropical Cyclone Yasi batters Townsville, crosses coast of Australia
Horizontal rain, 290km/hr wind, trees battering buildings and the sheer fury of Tropical Cyclone Yasi being unleashed on Cairns and Townsville in North Queensland as I write this article.
Reports are coming in of explosive sounds, torrential rain and a wind roar likened to that of a jet engine as Cyclone Yasi started to batter Townsville.
Things have to be bad if the Casino even shut up shop. They never usually want to miss a Dollar!
The latest update shows Yasi has just crossed the Queensland coastline. Townsville is currently being battered severely. 9.5 metre waves have been seen off the coast and not the 18meters as being reported. And the tidal surge is expected to surpass 7.6 metres. Huge.
This is just the beginning…Tropical Cyclone Yasi is due to still be destructive for some 3 days and is on target to hit the mining town of Mt Isa in time.It’s maintaining its intensity as a Category 5 cyclone.
Rapid escalation of houses losing power, currently 89,000 – expected to be around 200,000 in time.
Unfortunately this is just the beginning…
For up to date news view ABC TV with live updates.
abc news tv Australia, Tropical Cyclone Yasi crosses coast hits Townsville
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Tropical Cyclone Yasi batters Townsville, crosses coast of ……
Here at World Spinner we are debating the same thing……
Update – #tcyasi imposes significant damage to Innisfail properties with high winds unroofing many homes, trees flattened or ripped from the ground. #tcyasi is still a category 5 cyclone – it’s now 3.25am Thursday morning QLD time.
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