Cyclone Yasi to hit Australia

up for anything

up for anything wrote: »

Another live webcam which is up and running.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/test222223435432e

ETA: They appear to be two guys in a car!!!

They just moved for a better view, dodging part of the roof of the building they are beside and should be back up and running in ten minutes. Mad men!

Here's a different which is running at the moment.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mraduff

CarMuppet

445279.ie wrote: »

Evacuation centre in Innishfail has lost it's roof with 500 people inside seemingly

http://twitter.com/ebuckleylennox

Not true confirmed on local radio... the building next door to the Evacuation center blew off... not the center itself...

Mayo Exile

YipYipU

http://www.abc.net.au/news/abcnews24/

Bloody hell, how scary. Id lve to be 'safe' in the middle of it, just for a gander.

Love how when the Premier gives update they have a signer for the deaf on hand. Brilliant.

John mac

185 kph confirmed max gust,

http://www.bom.gov.au/nt/forecasts/alice_springs.shtml

the storm is causing rain as far center as Alice Springs in the desert!

Mayo Exile

Eye over land it seems now.

John mac

has been downgraded to cat4.

Big Nasty

John mac wrote: »

has been downgraded to cat4.

Still a bloody dangerous Cyclone!

fizzycyst

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Still a bloody dangerous Cyclone!

I read that in Alf Stewarts voice:D

Mayo Exile

Weakening now I'd guess. Alot of the circulation is now over land.

gbee

ABC says Cat 2, early morning is showing Tully destroyed.

Fantastic story of an old folk shelter evacuated ** at height of storm **, despite it being a designated shelter, to the Red Cross shelter, a purpose built shelter, dawn shows the old folks home destroyed.

live udate here from lady, trees down all over her garden.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cyclone-yasi--townsville-annandale-3-2-11-morning-after

Mayo Exile

Daybreak now in Queensland. 7am there now i think. Damage reports coming in soon probably.

gbee

Ron Darlington, photographer reporting all buildings in Mission Beach damaged.

He has no video as it was blown away, it was waterproof so he might find it ~ that's a lighter side.

Xavi6

Great footage on the Sunrise breakfast show here. Weatherman Grant Denyer is broadcasting live via Skype and an iPhone and showing the destruction.

Banana plantations gone completely and homes destroyed around the Tully area, but it could have been worse.

Mayo Exile

Preliminary survey in Tully reports 90% of buildings damaged. (reported on ABC breakfast news).

Dave!

No reports of deaths or injuries so far, happy days

Thrill

The first picture of Cyclone Yasi from a tanker out at sea. Brace yourself Australia...

http://twitpic.com/3vt1cs

Su Campu

Thrill wrote: »

The first picture of Cyclone Yasi from a tanker out at sea. Brace yourself Australia...

http://twitpic.com/3vt1cs

That's a famous photo from years ago....

gbee

Su Campu wrote: »

That's a famous photo from years ago....

Might be worth removing the post then as frivolous.

Joe10000

My niece is in Tully and works in a banana plantation, sounds like she is out of a job !

goat2

Mayo Exile wrote: »

Weakening now I'd guess. Alot of the circulation is now over land.

not getting very good updates here, are the people safe, and how is the storm blowing right now it is 11.20pm in ireland

Joe10000

All mobile phones and most Internet connections are expected to be down for days so I'm not sure how fast news will travel out of the place.

gbee

goat2 wrote: »

not getting very good updates here, are the people safe, and how is the storm blowing right now it is 11.20pm in ireland

Cat 2, info from ABC News. All other feeds down. No reports of fatalities, no serious injuries, no impact on any evacuation centre.

Otherwise massive devastation, but storm surge has been lower than expected. A second storm surge imminent.

jackie1974

I was just talking to my sister in Mission Beach, they are all fine no deaths or serious injuries. She said people are walking around like zombies looking at the damage Yasi did, she described it as Armageddon. They had a small storm surge but it didn't flood their house. So fingers crossed the river doesn't rise too much in the coming days. The army are on their way with supplies and sandbags, at last an end to a very worrying 24 hours.

gbee

One of the three 'storm birth' babies assisted by UK midwife on holiday.

irish1967

Lots of aftermath pics here

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/slideshowajax/145074/the-aftermath-of-cyclone-yasi.slideshow

Mayo Exile

Storm well inland now.