1/132Aerial view of damage to Shute Harbour after Cyclone Debbie. Picture: 400ft Airlines/ Liam Kidston
First aerial shots of Debbie’s devastation
THE destruction wrought by Cyclone Debbie has been captured from the air for the first time since the Category 4 system tore through north Queensland.
2/132Bowen Salt pans.
3/132Ellen Lee, from Taiwan, walks through floodwaters on the Bruce Highway at Calen. Picture: Annette Dew
4/132Aerial of north Queensland after Cyclone Debbie hit. Picture: Wesley Monts/News Limited
5/132Shute Harbour. Picture: 400ft Airlines/ Liam Kidston
6/132Max Gillham’s 172 Cessna was upended at Bowen Aerodrome.
7/132Aerial picture of just south of Bowen.
8/132Damage seen south of Bowen.
9/132An aerial picture showing Bowen in the wake of Cyclone Debbie.
10/132Damage to Shute Harbour after Cyclone Debbie. Picture: 400ft Airlines/ Liam Kidston
11/132An aerial picture showing Bowen in the wake of Cyclone Debbie.
12/132Damage seen north of Bowen.
13/132Max Gillham’s 172 Cessna was upended at Bowen Aerodrome.
14/132Damage just south of Bowen.
15/132An aerial picture showing Bowen in the wake of Cyclone Debbie.
16/132An aerial picture showing Bowen in the wake of Cyclone Debbie.
17/132An aerial picture showing Bowen in the wake of Cyclone Debbie.
18/132An aerial picture showing Bowen in the wake of Cyclone Debbie.
19/132John Hendersen, 79, returns to survey his water-ruined home after its roof was torn off during Cyclone Debbie in Bowen. Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian
20/132John Hendersen, 79, returns to survey his water-ruined home after its roof was torn off during Cyclone Debbie in Bowen. Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian
21/132Cyclone Debbie damage in Proserpine. Picture: Peter Carruthers
22/132Katy and Levi Ward return to their home which was destroyed when its roof was blown off. The couple live at Queens Beach in Bowen. Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian
23/132The Australian Defence Force prepares to respond to the damage caused by Cyclone Debbie across the Whitsundays. Picture: Sarah Motherwell
24/132Residents take on flooded roads to get back and assess damage in Airlie Beach. Picture: Alix Sweeney.
25/132Cars underestimate flooded roads in Airlie Beach. Picture: Alix Sweeney.
26/132Flooding at Mt Osso Road near Calen. Picture: Annette Dew
27/132Cyclone Debbie aftermath in Airlie. Car park shade sails damaged. Picture: Alix Sweeney.
28/132The ruined boardwalk on Daydream Island. Picture: Claire Roy
29/132Damage at the Rejuvenation Spa in the Daydream Island resort. Picture: Bree Bryde.
30/132An uprooted tree on Daydream Island. Picture: Claire Roy
31/132Daydream Island's jetty has been washed away. Picture: Claire Roy
32/132An uprooted tree on Daydream Island. Picture: Claire Roy
33/132Damage at the Rejuvenation Spa in the Daydream Island resort. Picture: Bree Bryde.
34/132Damage at the Rejuvenation Spa in the Daydream Island resort. Picture: Bree Bryde.
35/132Lewis Bai at the remains of his home in Mount Nutt Road, Bowen. Picture: Evan Mo
36/132The Department of Transport building in Proserpine. Source: Chris Patrick
37/132Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk (right) arrives via Australian Defence Force helicopter to inspect the damage caused by Cyclone Debbie at Bowen Airport. Picture: AAP Image/Sarah Motherwell
38/132Devestation in the aftermath of Cyclone Debbie at Hamilton Island. Picture: Paul Ferrante
39/132Devestation in the aftermath of Cyclone Debbie at Hamilton Island. Picture: Paul Ferrante
40/132Shute Harbour near Airlie Beach. Picture: Jaci Dillon
41/132Devestation in the aftermath of Cyclone Debbie at Hamilton Island. Picture: Paul Ferrante
42/132Cyclone-damaged sugar cane crops are seen between Proserpine and Airlie Beach. Picture: AAP Image/Dan Peled
43/132Damage around town the day after Cyclone Debbie hit Airlie Beach in the Whitsunday region of Queensland. Picture: Narelle Wither
44/132Steven Andrew, 56, had his roof torn apart by cyclone Debbie, Airlie Beach post cyclone Debbie. Photographer: Liam Kidston
45/132Local and main roads are flooded and blocked by fallen trees after Tropical Cyclone Debbie in Bowen, Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian
46/132A light aircraft lies flipped upside down at the Bowen Airport after Tropical Cyclone Debbie. Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian
47/132A Bowen house with trees fallen on it after Tropical Cyclone Debbie. Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian
48/132Local and main roads are blocked by fallen trees and power lines after Tropical Cyclone Debbie. Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian
49/132Local and main roads are blocked by fallen trees and power lines after Tropical Cyclone Debbie. Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian
50/132A boat is seen washed ashore at Airlie Beach on Wednesday March 29. Picture: AAP Image/Dan Peled
51/132A boat is seen washed ashore at Airlie Beach on Wednesday March 29. Picture: AAP Image/Dan Peled
52/132Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during a visit to the Emergency Management Centre in Canberra to discuss the impact of Cyclone Debbie. Picture: Gary Ramage
53/132Dr Roger Down says he feels lucky to have surviveed Cyclone Debbie after it smashed Airlie Beach. Picture: Liam Kidston
54/132Boats are seen washed ashore at Airlie Beach. Picture: AAP Image/Dan Peled
55/132Locals inspect damage at a main shopping strip at Airlie Beach. Picture: AAP Image/Dan Peled
56/132CYCLONE DEBBIE: Airlie Beach during Cyclone Debbie. Picture: Alix Sweeney
57/132A boat is seen washed ashore at Airlie Beach. Picture: AAP Image/Dan Peled
58/132Cyclone Debbie damage at Hayman Island. Picture: Julie Sophie/Instagram
59/132A boat is seen smashed against the bank at Shute Harbour, Airlie Beach, Wednesday, March 29, 2017. Cyclone Debbie has hit Queensland's far north coast yesterday as a category 4 cyclone, causing wide spread damage. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING
60/132Airlie Beach after Cyclone Debbie. Picture: Liam Kidston
61/132Damage in the town of Bowen. Picture: AAP
62/132Bradley Mitchell inspects the damage to his uncle’s boat after it smashed against the bank at Shute Harbour, Airlie Beach. Picture: AAP
63/132A boat is seen smashed against the bank at Shute Harbour at Airlie Beach. Picture: AAP
64/132Emergency workers begin removing a fallen tree in Mackay. Picture: Nigel Wadsworth/Twitter
65/132A plane flipped at Bowen Airport, Queensland, Wednesday, March 29, 2017. The coastal Queensland town of Bowen has found itself largely intact in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Debbie. (AAP Image/Sarah Motherwell) NO ARCHIVING
66/132Damage at Airlie Beach. Picture: Liam Kidston
67/132Airlie Beach damage. Picture: Liam Kidston
68/132The high tide and storm surge saw Sarina Beach covered in foam.
69/132Trees uprooted and cars damaged during cyclone Debbie at Airlie Beach. Picture: Liam Kidston
70/132Shops on the main street of Airlie were trashed by Cyclone Debbie. Picture: Alix Sweeney
71/132A ship was thrown upon rocks near the Airlie Beach marina during Cyclone Debbie. Picture: Alix Sweeney
72/132A house in Airlie is left with a gaping hole after Cyclone Debbie. Picture: Alix Sweeney
73/132Sarina Beach at Mackay as the storm surge hit during a high tide.
74/132Bowen resident Daniel Halpin watches the final stage of Cyclone Debbie from his deck. Picture: Evan Morgan
75/132Cannonvale Beach being hammered by large swell.
76/132Trees were brought down across streets through Airlie. Picture: Alix Sweeney
77/132Debris litters a street in the Whitsundays after Cyclone Debbie.
78/132Locals check for damage as the eye of Cyclone Debbie passes over Airlie Beach. Picture: Liam Kidston
79/132Branches came down around Airlie Beach’s well-known Down Under Bar Grill. Picture: Alix Sweeney
80/132Quarry Hill rugby ground flooded.
81/132Shops have been trashed on the main street of Airlie during Cyclone Debbie. Picture: Alix Sweeney
82/132Damage at Airlie Beach. Picture: Liam Kidston
83/132A damaged house and powerline in Airlie. Picture: Alix Sweeney
84/132Locals check for damage as the eye of Cyclone Debbie passes over Airlie Beach. Picture: Liam Kidston
85/132Locals Rasa Lackey, Raih Woodley and Jayden Thacknay check for damage as the eye of cyclone Debbie passes over Airlie Beach. Picture: Liam Kidston
86/132A house in Airlie is left with a huge hole and a tree on the roof after Cyclone Debbie. Picture: Alix Sweeney
87/132Cyclone Debbie left this Airlie home with a tree on the roof and a huge hole. Picture: Alix Sweeney
88/132A submerged yacht at Eimeo Creek, near Mackay. Picture: Ange_Nixon/Twitter
89/132A battered cockatoo stands, stripped of feathers, among the snapped branches in Airlie. Picture: Alix Sweeney
90/132The storm surge hitting Mackay. Picture: Daniel Hair/Severe Weather
91/132Cyclone Debbie as seen from the International Space Station before it hit Queensland. Picture: NASA
92/132A “keep left” sign flies down the street after being ripped from its post as the eye of Cyclone Debbie approached Bowen. Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian
93/132The Airlie marina as the eye of Cyclone Debbie passes. Picture: Alix Sweeney
94/132Shops have been trashed on the main street of Airlie during Cyclone Debbie. Picture: Alix Sweeney
95/132Trees have been uprooted at Airlie Beach on Tuesday. Picture: AAP/Dan Peled
96/132Before and after: People watch Debbie roll in to Mackay before lashing rain and fierce winds forced them inside. Pic Annette Dew
97/132Storm damage to a hotel at Airlie Beach on Tuesday. Picture: AAP Image/Dan Peled
98/132Increasing wind gusts and water levels as Debbie approached Bowen. Picture: Evan Morgan
99/132A house was destroyed by fire in Vincent overnight as residents took shelter underneath preparing for Cyclone Debbie.
100/132Cyclone Debbie lashed the Whitsunday Coast. Picture: Jac Dizzy/Instagram
101/132A local dashes out to take a quick look at the conditions just after dawn on Tuesday in the main street of Bowen, ahead of Cyclone Debbie making landfall. Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian
102/132The main street of Bowen begins to feel the increasing effects of driving rain and strong winds of Tropical Cyclone Debbie Tuesday morning. Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian
103/132Broken wires hang from a roof after the powerline was torn out during Cyclone Debbie in Airlie. Picture: Alix Sweeney
104/132Satellite image of Cyclone Debbie as it crosses the coastline of Queensland.
105/132Cyclone Debbie damage in Bowen. Picture: Evan Morgan
106/132Damage at Airlie Beach. Picture: Alix Sweeney
107/132Satellite image of Cyclone Debbie as it crosses the coastline of Queensland.
108/132The storm surge hitting Mackay. Picture: Daniel Hair/Severe Weather
109/132Wind caused by Cyclone Debbie have downed trees, including this palm tree behind a motel at Airlie Beach, Picture: AAP/Dan Peled)
110/132Children in a temporary cyclone shelter in Ayr ahead of Debbie. Picture: AFP/ Peter Parks
111/132Evacuated local Bob Morton takes a look at the weather just after dawn on Tuesday in the main street of Bowen, ahead of Cyclone Debbie making landfall. Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian
112/132A broken power line hangs as Cyclone Debbie tears through Airlie. Picture: Alix Sweeney
113/132Not all residents took the advice to stay indoors, including this cyclist in the Mackay city centre. Picture: Annette Dew
114/132Strong winds and rain lash Airlie Beach ahead of Cyclone Debbie making landfall. Picture: AAP Image/Dan Peled
115/132The force of Cyclone Debbie snapped limbs off this tree in Airlie Beach. Picture: Alix Sweeney
116/132About 25,000 people evacuated Mackay on Monday, before Cyclone Debbie was fully felt. Pictured is the Mackay marina. Picture: Annette Dew
117/132A tree is fallen across a road at Airlie Beach on Tuesday. Picture: AAP/Dan Peled
118/132Winds lash Bowen. Picture: Evan Morgan
119/132Proserpine sugar cane crops are blown by strong winds as Cyclone Debbie approached on Monday. Picture: Liam Kidston
120/132Trees brought down in Mackay. Picture: Annette Dew
121/132Media set up on an otherwise deserted main street of Bowen overnight ahead of Debbie’s arrival. Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian
122/132Storm clouds gather in the town of Ayr as Cyclone Debbie approached on Monday. Picture: AFP/ Peter Parks
123/132A tree was brought down in Mackay on Monday by winds as Cyclone Debbied approached. Picture: Annette Dew
124/132Sandbagging in the main street of Airlie Beach in preparation for Cyclone Debbie. Picture: Liam Kidston
125/132Debris litters a Mackay street. Picture: Annette Dew
126/132Cyclone Debbie damage before the system even hit. Picture: Channel 9
127/132Airlie Beach before Cyclone Debbie made landfall. Picture: Alix Sweeney
128/132The ruined boardwalk on Daydream Island. Picture: Claire Roy
129/132Damage at the Rejuvenation Spa in the Daydream Island resort. Picture: Bree Bryde.
130/132An uprooted tree on Daydream Island. Picture: Claire Roy
131/132Daydream Island's jetty has been washed away. Picture: Claire Roy
132/132An uprooted tree on Daydream Island. Picture: Claire Roy
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