"The large destructive core of Cyclone Yasi is starting to cross the coast between Innisfail ... Bligh said grave fears were held for major power transmission lines in the region, never before tested ...

David Hutchen will never forget his front-row seat to destruction as the outer eye of Cyclone Yasi thundered through Port Hinchinbrook in 2011. Leaving for higher ground before the Category 5 ...

The last Category 5 storm to cross the Australian coast was Cyclone Yasi in 2011 ... Coastal Highway will be impassable due to flooding before Ilsa passes. Port Hedland and Broome are the largest ...