Cyclone Yasi aftermath

North Queensland has emerged from the Category 5 Cyclone Yasi very well, although it's estimated 180k people are homeless and there is no power, mobile towers or fixed phone lines - there have been no fatalities detected.

Some communities are still isolated by the loss of communications and roads cut off by debris and flood waters. However, it seems as though the post-Cyclone Larry rebuild in this region 5 years ago, early evacuations and warning systems, as well as an increased amount of caution by the public due to recent catastrophic flooding in S-E Qld, has meant that, quite extraordinarily, there's been no loss of life. That's pretty impressive planning, considering the severity of the winds and the damage that has been done to homes and land.

The sheer magnitude of the cyclone has meant that it is still travelling into inland regions, which may not be quite as well prepared for this kind of severe weather, although it's power is dissipating as it moves away from the coast.

This Cyclone Yasi news cover by Reuters(of Mission and Cowley Beaches), on-sold to IOL, is a bit fresher than the 24-7 bombardment the Australian public has copped from the ABC and News Ltd.