Henry David Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Are you all accounted for? I am not really sure where all you live relative to the cyclone. Just wanted to check in and make sure all was well with you and yours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 I'm here! I live in south-eastern New South Wales, which is the state below Queensland, so it's a long way away from me. My cousins live in North Queensland but as far as I know they're fine, just warnings for floods and extreme winds. My other cousin who was married last weekend was on Hamilton Island for her honeymoon and I think they were evacuated. Bella lives near the bottom of Queensland, so she's out of harms way too, and I see Old55 on here right now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Glad to hear our songfactors are safe and sound...thanks for letting us know Katie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Did you Ozzies tie yer kangaroos down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy1104 Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 I am glad to hear you are all OK. I don't know if it just me but does cyclone in the land of Oz sound remotely familiar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 Thanks HD and all. That's very nice of you to think about us. Our cyclones are the same things as your hurricanes; they form over the sea. This one was the same strength as the one that hit New Orleans, but not in such a densely populated area. Fortunately there was no loss of life or severe physical injuries. Many homes were destroyed and many structurally damaged or unroofed. It's still raining heavily, making cleanup operations very difficult. North Queensland is Australia's main sugar and banana producing area, and crops have been wiped out. Some who work the land there will just never recover financially, and perhaps many residents emotionally never will either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 55 - I think the Australian cyclone was actually more powerful than Katrina (New Orleans). I heard that cyclone had 180 mph winds... that would have made it a category 5 hurricane by our standards. And although it was believed that Katrina was a Cat5, it turned out to have been downgraded to a Cat4 (sustained winds of 150, if I remember correctly...)just before it hit land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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