Cyclone Yasi upgraded to category 5

 

Cyclone Yasi upgraded to category 5

• Andrew Carswell
• From:The Daily Telegraph
• February 02, 2011 9:10AM

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“This is the most severe, most catastrophic storm that has ever hit our coast,'' QLD Premier Anna Bligh.

Powerful Yasi a serious threat

1:36PM THE latest Cyclone Yasi advice from the Bureau of Meteorology paints a very grim picture for a large chunk of Queensland.

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Cairns, Townsville flights suspended

2:22PM QANTAS has suspended flights to and from Cairns and Townsville airports until Friday in response to Tropical Cyclone Yasi.

More evacuation centres open

2:05PM AN EIGHTH evacuation centre has been opened in Cairns to accommodate the thousands fleeing the storm surges expected to accompany Cyclone Yasi.

'Don't panic if roof lifts off'

12:31PM PEOPLE bunkering down at home for the onslaught of Cyclone Yasi should not panic if their roof lifts off, authorities say.

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