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Cyclone Debbie photos capture trail of destruction across north Queensland

Updated March 30, 2017 19:51:05

Dave Mcinnerney

Photo: Dave McInnerney inspects the damage to his motel at Shute Harbour. (AAP: Dan Peled)

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Queenslanders awoke to survey the full extent of Tropical Cyclone Debbie's destruction.

Roofs were ripped from houses, powerlines fell and trees littered major roads while emergency workers were quick to respond across the state.

Airlie Beach

Bradley Mitchell inspects the damage to his uncle's boat after it smashed against the bank at Shute Harbour, Airlie Beach.

Photo: Bradley Mitchell inspects the damage to his uncle's boat after it smashed against the bank at Shute Harbour, Airlie Beach. (AAP: Dan Peled)

The shore at shute harbour

Photo: Shute Harbour is one of the major ports for tourists to the Whitsunday Islands and the outer Great Barrier Reef. (Twitter: NQ Flood Update)

Power lines down in Airlie beach.

Photo: Power lines down in Airlie Beach. One of the houses photographed also had its roofs damaged. (ABC News: Jonathan Hair)

Two boats smashed together at Abel Point Marina.

Photo: Two boats smashed together at Abel Point Marina. (ABC: Jonathan Hair)

A local inspects damage to a boat terminal at Shute Harbour.

Photo: A local man inspects damage to a boat terminal at Shute Harbour. (AAP: Dan Peled)

A boat is seen smashed against a bank at Shute Harbour

Photo: Shute Harbour is littered with debris following Cyclone Debbie. (AAP: Dan Peled)

Carnage Shute Harbour

Photo: The destruction at Shute Harbour. (ABC News: Jonathan Hair)

Two boats are toppled over in the sand at airlie beach

Photo: Police will use boats to reach Airlie Beach later today. (ABC News: Jonathan Hair)

A thunderstorm rolls over Airlie Beach on Wednesday morning, with a major clean-up needed in the town.

Photo: A thunderstorm rolls over Airlie Beach this morning. A major clean-up is needed in the town. (ABC News: Jonathan Hair)

A large, fallen tree in front of a property.

Photo: Cyclone Debbie made landfall at Airlie Beach at midday, bringing with it strong winds. (AAP: Dan Peled)

Cyclone damage at a holiday apartment at Airlie Beach.

Photo: Cyclone Debbie trashed a verandah at an Airlie Beach holiday apartment. (Supplied)

Storm damage to a hotel is seen at Airlie Beach on Tuesday evening

Photo: Storm damage to a hotel is seen at Airlie Beach (AAP: Dan Peled)

A jacuzzi tub is seen with debris strewn around it in airlie beach

Photo: Cyclone Debbie's ferocious wind gusts brought down awnings at this hotel in Airlie Beach. (ABC News: Jonathan Hair)

A tree blocks the road in Jubilee pocket, a suburb near Airlie Beach.

Photo: A tree blocks the road in Jubilee pocket, a suburb near Airlie Beach. (Supplied: Jenna Cameron)

The side of a house was ripped off in Airlie Beach, leaving one side entirely exposed to the elements.

Photo: The side of Juliane Kasiske's house was ripped off in Airlie Beach. (ABC News: Jonathan Hair)

Cannonvale

Paramedics hold newborn girl standing by mother's hospital bed.

Photo: A baby girl was safely delivered by a Queensland Ambulance Service graduate paramedic. (Twitter: @QldAmbulance)

QAS officer holds newborn girl.

Photo: QAS graduate paramedic Pamela holds the baby girl she delivered amid Cyclone Debbie at Cannonvale. (Twitter: @QldAmbulance)

Bowen

A roof equipped with solar panels was ripped from a house in Bowen, most of the town has found itself largely intact.

Photo: A roof equipped with solar panels was ripped from a house in Bowen while most of the town has found itself largely intact. (AAP: Sarah Motherwell)

Two houses in Bowen with roofs ripped off.

Photo: These homes in Bowen bore the brunt of the storm. (AAP: Sarah Motherwell)

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk walks while talking to Brigadier Christopher Field.

Photo: Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk flew to Townsville and met with Brigadier Chris Field, who has been given the job of leading the Cyclone Debbie recovery effort. (AAP: Sarah Motherwell)

A plane was flipped at Bowen Airport.

Photo: A plane was flipped at Bowen Airport. (ABC: Allyson Horn)

A tractor is seen inundated with water on a property south of Bowen.

Photo: A tractor is seen inundated with water on a property south of Bowen. (AAP: Sarah Motherwell)

The facade of a tyre shop in Bowen is badly damaged.

Photo: The facade of a tyre shop in Bowen is badly damaged. (ABC News: Josh Bavas)

The roof of the Bowen Squash courts is torn from the structure.

Photo: It will be some time before Bowen residents will be able to make use of the squash courts. (ABC News: Josh Bavas)

The sky view units complex in bowen is missing windows and has had its roof impacted

Photo: Windows and fences were broken at this building in Bowen, where clean-up has begun. (AAP: Sarah Motherwell)

Joe Medil leaves his house with his belongings in Bowen

Photo: Renter Joel Medil was told to leave as his asbestos roof was ripped off during the cyclone. (AAP: Sarah Motherwell)

Water floods the road outside a house in Bowen

Photo: Many roads in Bowen experienced flash flooding on Wednesday morning. (ABC News: Josh Bavas)

Sheets of tin are seen ripped off a roof in Bowen

Photo: Sheets of roofing are seen ripped off a building in Bowen, early Wednesday morning. (AAP: Sarah Motherwell)

Trees were toppled along the Bowen foreshore.

Photo: Trees toppled along the Bowen foreshore. (ABC News: Josh Bavas)

Thunderstorm hits bowen, rain falls over a house with its roof ripped off

Photo: Another thunderstorm began to roll through Bowen, hampering early efforts to assess the damage. (ABC News: Josh Bavas)

Workers began clearing the roads in Bowen as dark sky looms overhead.

Photo: Workers began clearing the roads in Bowen as a dark sky loomed. (ABC News: Josh Bavas)

Mango trees crushed.

Photo: A mango orchard in Bowen was damaged by strong winds. (Supplied: Ben Martin)

A badly damaged home surrounded by floodwaters and fallen trees

Photo: Damage caused to John Anderson's home in Bowen. (Supplied: Fairfax Media/Jorge Branco)

Rows and rows of dead crops at a farm near Bowen.

Photo: Cyclone Debbie devastated farmers in Bowen, with more than 90 per cent of crops gone. (ABC News: Katherine Gregory)

Farming sheds near Bowen are in ruins after being hit by Tropical Cyclone Debbie.

Photo: Farming sheds near Bowen, devastated by Tropical Cyclone Debbie. (ABC News: Katherine Gregory)

Proserpine

A home with a badly damaged roof and smashed windows

Photo: Megan Cannings' home in Proserpine was badly damaged during Cyclone Debbie. (Supplied: Megan Cannings)

A shopfront is damaged after Cyclone Debbie.

Photo: A Proserpine plumbing business was damaged in Cyclone Debbie. (Supplied)

A fence lying on the ground underneath broken tree branches.

Photo: Limbs were torn off trees and a fence was knocked over in Airlie Beach, Proserpine. (Facebook: Higgins Storm Chasing)

Flattened and flooded cane fields around Proserpine.

Photo: Flattened and flooded cane fields around Proserpine. (ABC News: Allyson Horn)

Cyclone Debbie has destroyed some of Proserpine pig farmer Christina della Velle's pig shelter sheds

Photo: The cyclone destroyed some of Proserpine pig farmer Christina della Velle's pig shelter sheds. (Supplied: Christina della Velle)

Strips of roofing tin hanging over power lines.

Photo: Tin was torn from the roof of the Prosperpine Motor Lodge as Cyclone Debbie moved past. (Facebook: Higgins Storm Chasing)

Two men dressing in wet suits, life vests and flippers out the back of a car.

Photo: A water rescue crew prepares to search for a submerged car near Proserpine. (ABC News: Allyson Horn)

Mackay

A beachside street is flooded at Seaforth in Mackay.

Photo: Seaforth Beach in Mackay was flooded by Cyclone Debbie. (Higgins Storm Chasing: Lisa Hunter)

Fallen tree in Mackay car park

Photo: Wind and rain tore this tree from the ground in Mackay. (ABC News: Melissa Maddison)

Council crews began the clean up, removing fallen trees from powerlines in Mackay.

Photo: Council crews began the clean up, removing fallen trees from powerlines in Mackay. (ABC News: Leonie Mellor)

A street is flooded in Mackay after Cyclone Debbie.

Photo: Streets were flooded in Mackay after Cyclone Debbie. (ABC News: Leonie Mellor)

A bunch of ducks enjoying floodwaters in a sugar cane paddock near Mackay.

Photo: Ducks enjoying the floodwaters in sugar cane paddocks near Mackay. (ABC News: Lisa Herbert)

Flooded farm infrastructure in Marian, north-west of Mackay.

Photo: Flooded farm infrastructure in Marian, north-west of Mackay. (ABC News: Lara Webster)

Flood debris is piled up on sugar cane railway tracks, 25 kilometres north of Mackay.

Photo: Flood debris on sugar cane rail tracks, 25 kilometres north of Mackay. (ABC News: Lisa Herbert)

Flooding surrounds some farm infrastructure in Marian, north-west of Mackay.

Photo: Flooded farm infrastructure in Marian, north-west of Mackay. (ABC News: Lara Webster)

Hamilton Island

Hamilton Island sustained considerable damage in the Cyclone.

Photo: Hamilton Island sustained considerable damage in the Cyclone. (Supplied: Dennis Garrett)

Roofs ripped off buildings in Hamilton Island.

Photo: Whole roofs were ripped off buildings on Hamilton Island. (Supplied: Dennis Garrett)

Cyclone Debbie before and after

Photo: Cyclone Debbie before and after

Cyclone Debbie before and after

Photo: Cyclone Debbie before and after

Army response

ADF workers pack emergency cyclone supplies into shipping containers.

Photo: The ADF load emergency cyclone supplies, destined for north Queensland, into HMAS Choules at the Port of Brisbane. (ABC News: Candice Prosser)

an oversize Army duck vehicle leaves Townsville, heading south to cyclone-damaged communities.

Photo: An Army "duck", or amphibious vehicle, leaves Townsville, heading south to cyclone-damaged communities. (ABC News: Bruce Atkinson)

Topics: disasters-and-accidents, cyclones, weather, cyclone, emergency-planning, emergency-incidents, collinsville-4804, qld, mackay-4740, townsville-4810, ayr-4807, bowen-4805, proserpine-4800

First posted March 29, 2017 07:47:51

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