Cyclone Debbie: The beach holiday turned disaster zoneTowns remained cut off in northern Australia after being pummelled by a powerful cyclone that washed battered yachts ashore and ripped roofs off houses. REUTERS Damaged yachts can be seen along the foreshore after Cyclone Debbie hit the northern Queensland town of Airlie Beach. Read more:* Live: Cyclone Debbie remnants hit NZ* Cyclone Debbie: Daredevils risk lives to surf floodwater* The Whitsundays: White sand, turtles and a really big reefBut the rain never stopped and the sailing was cancelled. REUTERS Cyclone Debbie hit Airlie Beach, located south of Townsville in Australia at the end of March. Neither of us had been in a cyclone before and had packed for a beach holiday, not a disaster zone.

Source: Stuff April 03, 2017 21:05 UTC