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BBC: Deadly Cyclone Debbie batters Australia

By BBC.

Published March 28, 2017 at 4:13 pm

In this file photo taken Jan. 13, 2011, two local residents walk through floodwater after getting ice and food to take to their flooded residence in the suburb of New Farm in Brisbane, Australia. Cyclone Yasi, a strong tropical cyclone, roared toward Australia's flood-ravaged northeast on Monday, Jan. 31, 2011, prompting evacuations and warnings from officials that the storm could be the worst the already-swamped region has ever seen.

Photo by AFP

A powerful cyclone has pummelled the north-east Australian coast, causing major damage, torrential rain and power cuts to tens of thousands of homes.

Cyclone Debbie made landfall between Bowen and Airlie Beach in Queensland as a category four storm, whipping gusts of up to 263 kilometers per hour (163 mph).