Caporegime
Looks like QLD has had a pretty amazing escape. 
Will be interested to see the final damage assessment, though.
Will be interested to see the final damage assessment, though.
Category 5 Cyclone Yasi due to hit Cairns and Townsville
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Man of Honour
It's now beginning to breaking up:
Caporegime
Small towns took a beating. Tully, Mission Beach, Cardwell, Silkwood and Innisfail are the worst affected.
Caporegime
Trees in background are bare, is that due to the winds?
Small towns took a beating. Tully, Mission Beach, Cardwell, Silkwood and Innisfail are the worst affected.
Their toilet looks fine!
Caporegime
I suspect so. It's still summer; those trees should be green and vibrant.
Yeah, but if you look closely, you'll see that Cyclone Yasi left the seat up...
Associate
I suspect so. It's still summer; those trees should be green and vibrant.
Yeah, but if you look closely, you'll see that Cyclone Yasi left the seat up...
Most definate sign yet it's a bloke!
Hope things have been better there today. Here's a link to live radio in QL if anyone has relatives there & wants to know what's happening...
http://www.abc.net.au/local/players...ile=itinerantone&streamTitle=TC Yasi coverage
Man of Honour
The storm continues its way across the country:
Soldato
Do some countries hate bricks? Every time a strong hurracane hits florida you see all homes destroyed as they are made from wood. Is australian the same?
I thought this.
No idea how bricks would stand against a hurricane or cyclone? Worst case scenario is that you have bricks flying everywere smashing in to things...
Soldato
I always assumed (rightly or wrongly) it was due to the different climates. In this country we have bricks to retain heat during the British winter, whereas wood does not retain as much heat and is therefore more suitable for hotter climates.
Just so you know we do have bricks stone houses down here in South Australia.
Back in the old days it was just what ever building material they had on hand, If not enough big trees they used stone. Which is what happened down here in SA AFAIK
Back in the old days it was just what ever building material they had on hand, If not enough big trees they used stone. Which is what happened down here in SA AFAIK
Permabanned
Most of the collapsed houses I've seen in the media (including the one above) look about as solid as a portakabin.
Its probably a mix of all 3.
I remember an American telling me on this forum when i asked about all the wooden houses in Tornado Alley say that bricks cost houses cost to much too rebuild and they still wouldnt be able to to cope with the winds of a Tornado
Caporegime
Wooden houses are popular in tropical climates because they're cheap and easy to build, cheap and easy to replace, flexible in humid conditions, and well suited to elevation (e.g. stilts). This makes a lot of sense in areas prone to cyclones and flooding.
By contrast, it's rare to see a wooden house in South Australia. Nearly everything is brick and stone here. My own house is double brick & tile, with solid internal walls.
By contrast, it's rare to see a wooden house in South Australia. Nearly everything is brick and stone here. My own house is double brick & tile, with solid internal walls.
Caporegime
Aftermath...
Caporegime
That last one is a banana plantation. The entire crop has been destroyed.