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We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. About 1, people reported significant damage to their homes. The storm cut power to more than , properties and a month after the cyclone hit there were still properties without power because they had not been deemed safe for reconnection.
Ergon Energy said it replaced about kilometres of cable and conductor line and almost 2, power poles and cross-arms. The tidal surge in the coastal town of Cardwell came close to the predicted seven-metre level and authorities in the town found boats swept two blocks inland. The Bruce Highway along the Cardwell waterfront was badly damaged. Dozens of boats in the Port Hinchinbrook Marina, just south of Cardwell, were piled on top of each other.
Frustrated residents urged people to "stop looking, start helping" as cyclone-devastated towns came to terms with the massive clean-up task in the days after Yasi. Some people in small towns said they felt forgotten, while others said a strong sense of community was helping their recovery. Prime minister Julia Gillard announced a "reconstruction inspectorate", while premier Anna Bligh took on the mantle of minister for reconstruction.
The Queensland government had appointed Major General Mick Slater to lead the Flood Recovery Taskforce in the wake of devastating floods in the state's south-east a month earlier; after Cyclone Yasi he was appointed to lead the Queensland Reconstruction Authority and oversee rebuilding efforts across the state. Topics: cyclones , cyclone , human-interest , qld , cardwell , tully , innisfail , mission-beach , ingham , cairns , townsville More stories from Queensland.
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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.
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