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BREAKING: Category 5 Cyclone Hits Australia
CBS NEWS ^
| 03-19-2006
| AP
Posted on 03/19/2006 4:04:44 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
(CBS/AP) A powerful tropical cyclone packing winds of up to 180 miles-an-hour struck northeastern Australia early Monday, injuring at least three people.
Tropical cyclone Larry smashed into the coastal community of Innisfail, about 62 miles south of Cairns, a popular jumping-off point for the Great Barrier Reef, sending hundreds of residents fleeing for higher ground, reports CBS News.
A Queensland state police spokeswoman at Innisfail said three people had been reported injured so far in the storm, including a woman who was struck by flying glass and two others who were hurt after falling down.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: australia; cyclone; cyclonelarry; queensland; weather
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
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posted on
03/19/2006 4:05:36 PM PST
by
TASMANIANRED
(The Internet is the samizdat of liberty..)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
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posted on
03/19/2006 4:10:14 PM PST
by
cardinal4
(David Gregory-the John Kerry of the Media Elite)
To: TASMANIANRED
Prayer dittos from Hurricane Alley in Florida panhandle.
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posted on
03/19/2006 4:10:32 PM PST
by
goresalooza
(Nurses Rock!)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
sending hundreds of residents fleeing for higher ground, They didn't just sit there and wait to see what happened?
What an odd concept.
Hoping for the best for these folks.
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posted on
03/19/2006 4:11:45 PM PST
by
michigander
(The Constitution only guarantees the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
A shrieking headline folowed by: 3 people injured...2 by falling down?
Is this from the Onion?
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posted on
03/19/2006 4:11:57 PM PST
by
zarf
(It's time for a college football playoff system.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Please let the damage be light with no causalities
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posted on
03/19/2006 4:12:47 PM PST
by
asp1
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Prayers for our friends.
I didn't know Karl Rove had a button for storms over there as well.
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posted on
03/19/2006 4:14:07 PM PST
by
WV Mountain Mama
(I am the anti-soccer mom. Feminists fear me for I am raising a traditional family with values.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Good luck and prayers for the land down under..
(Bush knew)
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posted on
03/19/2006 4:15:20 PM PST
by
kerryusama04
(The Bill of Rights is not occupation specific.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
I spent a lot of time in Cairns and Port Douglas and the coral sea for scuba.
Great area, great people, lets hope they come though this ok.
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Oh my gosh! How terrible. Prayers sent for those who have been affected by this cyclone.
To: Aussie Dasher
Prayers for you guys down there.
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posted on
03/19/2006 4:18:27 PM PST
by
raybbr
To: Central Scrutiniser
The Aussies also don't have NAGIN and BLANCO there to screw things up...hardy stock those folks down unda'
G
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posted on
03/19/2006 4:18:45 PM PST
by
GRRRRR
(ACLU, Hitliary and DemonRats are the Enemies of AMERICA and FREEDOM)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Prayers going up for Oz, I hope they're OK.
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posted on
03/19/2006 4:21:52 PM PST
by
McGavin999
(The US media is afflicted with Attention Deficit Disorder)
To: zarf
Towns wiped out, houses flattened, but only a small population, and everybody fled.
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
The US has built levees to prevent such disasters. Australia may want a few...
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posted on
03/19/2006 4:23:15 PM PST
by
Libloather
(You say Dubai, and I say hello...)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
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posted on
03/19/2006 4:24:15 PM PST
by
sono
("If Congressional brains were cargo, there'd be nothing to unload." - Rush Limbaugh)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Prayers for the people there. We had lunch in Chiang Mai with some friends who live near Cairns, she just retired from a nursing job there. We hope for the best for everyone.
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posted on
03/19/2006 4:25:30 PM PST
by
JimSEA
(America cannot have an exit strategy from the world.)
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