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Corporate psychopaths cost the economy billions of dollars not only through fraud and other crimes but through the personal and organisational damage they leave behind as they climb the corporate ladder. 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.
Other impacts include power loss to more than , properties, cars found metres away from where they were left and boats piled on top of each other in some regions.
Rainfall totals for the hour period to am Thursday 3 February were millimetres in the area between Cairns and Ayr, causing some flooding. A 5 metre tidal surge was observed at the storm tide gauge at Cardwell. Other sea inundation occurred between the beaches north of Cairns and Alva Beach, and there was some inundation in parts of the city of Townsville. In response to warnings about the expected severity of the cyclone, and possible storm surges, approximately 10, northern Queenslanders living in low-lying areas evacuated to more than official evacuation centres.
Significant numbers were accommodated in unofficial evacuation centres established by communities and church groups. Recovery following severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi was rapid and efficient with numerous examples of community and local government leadership in disaster resilience. Your PDF should begin downloading immediately. Cyclone Yasi, a category 5 cyclone, crossed the Queensland coast near Cairns in February It caused widespread damage between Cooktown and Townsville, destroying homes, businesses, infrastructure and crops.
Reconstruction was rapid and efficient, with numerous examples of community and local government leadership in disaster resilience. Examples in this snapshot include Japoonvale, Mackay and Cairns.
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