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Floods hit historic highs in the South of Queensland Saturday with houses submerged and people stranded in the wake of Cyclone Debbie which battered Australia's northeast this week. IMAGES
Cyclone Debbie continued to devastate the shoreline of Queensland in north eastern Australia on Wednesday. At Shute Harbour, several buildings were reduced to rubble as the category four storm tore through the area. Airlie Beach along the coast witnessed severe flooding, while overhead power lines were knocked over by the strong winds. The storm, which is travelling at 163 miles per hour is expected to move further inland over the coming days. Relief efforts are operating in full capacity. The Australian government has deployed 1,200 Australian Defense Force personnel to assist in the relief officially dubbed Queensland Assist 17. The military men will be supported by RAAF aircraft and some seaborn contributions from the navy. Politicians including Prime Minister Turnbull and labor leader Bill Shorten are both expected to visit the area one it has been declared safe to assess the damage.
As cyclone Belal hits French island Reunion, broken tree branches litter the ground and residents hunker down in their homes under a strict lockdown in the town of Saint Gilles-les-Hauts. Belal isn't as intense of a storm as originally forecast and cyclone alert was downgraded from purple, its highest level, to red at 1pm local time to allow emergency services to intervene and assess the damage. IMAGES
The ocean is choppy, and gusts of wind blow through palm trees in Saint-Leu, as cyclone Belal hits France's island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean this morning. The eye of the storm passed over the island, avoiding causing any major damages according to French national weather service Meteo-France. Alert level has been lowered from purple to red. IMAGES
The French island of Reunion in the South Indian Ocean is going back to red alert level to enable rescue teams to intervene and assess the damage caused by cyclone Belal, announces local State representative Jerome Filippini. Cyclone Belal has battered the island this morning with wind gusts in excess of 165km/h recorded. SOUNDBITE
Rough surf, strong winds and heavy rain hit Cairns as Cyclone Jasper approaches landfall in far north Queensland. A tropical cyclone was building strength as it rolled towards northeastern Australia, with authorities warning "life-threatening" floods could swamp coastal regions for days. IMAGES
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