Big Picture: Cyclone Yasi strikes
Fairfax photographic special of the impact of Tropical Cyclone Yasi on north Queensland.
3 February 2011Residents return to find a trail of destruction
A car knocked on its side by a falling tree in Townsville. Photo: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images
An overhead view of destruction in Cardwell. Photo: Paul Crock/AFP.
A pile-up of boats in Hinchinbrook Marina. Photo: Paul Crock/AFP.
An overturned caravan lies flattened in the town of Cowley Beach. Photo: Tim Wimborne/Reuters
Houses that have lost their roofs in Cardwell. Photo: Paul Crock/AFP.
Debris is strewn around the town of Tully. Photo: AP/Rick Rycroft
Emergency Services crews cross the flooded Bruce Highway at Liverpool Creek. Photo: Glenn Hunt.
A Badinda local clears debris from the Bruce Highway after Cyclone Yasi. Photo: Glenn Hunt.
High winds and rain push a swell onto the Cairns Esplanade. Photo: AFP Photo/Paul Crock.
Trees lie across Townsville roads in the wake of Cyclone Yasi. Photo: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images.
A storm surge sea wave breaks over an embankment in Townsville. Photo: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images.
Debris is wrapped around a parking meter in Townsville. Photo: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images.
Cyclone Yasi brought down this giant tree in Townsville. Photo: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images.
A road sign lies on its side in Townsville. Photo: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images.
Flood water caused by cyclone Yasi blocks the main road between Innisfail and Tully. Photo: Reuters/Tim Wimborne.
A house in Mourilyan which had been seperated into two sections was badly damaged as Cyclone Yasi passed over. Photo: Glenn Hunt.
Strong winds hit a section of The Strand in Townsville. Photo: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images.
A banana plantation lies in ruin near the northern Australian town of Innisfail. Photo: Reuters/Tim Wimborne.