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SYDNEY, March 28 (Reuters) - Howling winds, heavy rain and huge seas pounded Australia's northeast on Tuesday, damaging homes, wrecking jetties and cutting power to thousands of people as Tropical Cyclone Debbie tore through Queensland state's far north.
Wind gusts stronger than 260 km per hour (160 mph) were recorded at tourist resorts along the world-famous Great Barrier Reef as the powerful storm, at category four just one rung below the most dangerous wind speed level, began to make landfall.
No injuries had been reported so far but the storm was travelling southwest so slowly that weather forecasters said cyclone conditions could persist for as long as 24 hours.
"It's very noisy: Screaming, howling wind ... sounds like a freight train," Jan Clifford told Reuters by text from Airlie Beach, about 950 km (590 miles) northwest of the state capital, Brisbane.
25,000+ evacuated as #CycloneDebbie reaches Australian shorelineAuthorities had urged thousands of people in low-lying areas to flee their homes on Monday, in what would be the biggest evacuation seen in Australia since Cyclone Tracy devastated the northern city of Darwin on Christmas Day, 1974.
Courtesy: @Ruptly #Australia pic.twitter.com/1CnNMZ0b12
- RT (@RT_com) March 28, 2017
Torrential rain flooded streets and wind smashed windows, uprooted trees and tossed debris through streets, while jetties at Airlie Beach marina were wrecked, pictures broadcast on Nine Network television showed.
- Cyclone crosses north Australian coast
- Damage but no injuries reported in coastal towns
- Authorities warning of tidal surges in low-lying areas
- More than 30,000 without power, tourists shelter in hotels
- "It's very noisy: Screaming, howling wind ..."
#CycloneDebbie over the Coral Sea, thanks to @Space_Station | Live blog: https://t.co/mrOSTaBudq pic.twitter.com/GSToRbtpviThat did not deter some thrill-seeking bodyboarders who paddled out to surf in the heaving seas at Airlie Beach, television footage showed.
- ABC News (@abcnews) March 28, 2017
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