Cyclone Yasi was absolutely terrifying

Residents of northern Queensland, Australia, woke up Thursday morning at the destruction caused by Cyclone Yasi, the biggest storm ever to strike the region.

E 'was absolutely terrifying, "said Frank Russo, a provider of Innisfail Advocate General, who was Garradunga city, suburb of Innisfail, about 24 km to 40 km north of the eye of the storm.

With winds blowing at 186 miles timen i 300 km per hour, Russo has been with his parents in their two-storey house "Queenslander" style as the storm hit Category 5.

The winds here do not really take until midnight, when they were in their heyday. It was like having large jet engines away from home, "he said.

You have to have things hit the roof. We heard the click of iron that looked like flying in the air, and we thought it was our roof, we thought it was gone. To be honest, I had high hopes for this place.

"But we were very lucky. We woke up this morning I only had about half an hour of sleep and had a look around our roof stayed on."

After driving in Innisfail on the morning of Thursday, Russo said that only one roof was removed and the injury was surprisingly light in the city.

The area of banana and sugar cane, but are believed to be completely destroyed.

The last Category 5 hurricane to hit the region was Cyclone Larry in 2006. Compared to the storm was Innisfail weather the storm relatively unscathed, "said Russo.

Townsville resident Caillin Peacock said he believed about 80% of the trees have disappeared from the streets there and there was some superficial damage to buildings. Only 10% of the city has power, he said.

There are currently no reports of serious injury or death caused by the cyclone.

Everyone is so relieved about it, "said Russo, who was able to use the Internet and had control with family and friends through social networking websites and email.

center of the storm passed through the area of Mission Beach and Tully City 40 miles 65 km south of Innisfail, where it was reported that the damage is much greater. Residents hundreds of miles off the coast of Queensland was also prepared for the worst as the diameter of 250 miles 400 km in diameter cyclone swept inland.

Charles Wallace, a resident of Tolga, about 96 miles inland 60 km from Innisfail, weathered the storm at home with his sister and her family.

From 10.30 am local time, began to accelerate and the winds began to be very strong. There were many things that happen in our court. It was pretty scary, "he said.

The household electricity and telephone lines were lost in 23 hours

It was difficult to get any rest. We tried to sleep but wakes up howling winds and the windows rattle.

I've never experienced anything as extreme, the accumulation was so great that the satellite images of it and the hype, "he said.

The winds were still gusting Thursday morning, when Wallace left the house to assess damage to his house and yard.

We feared the worst but it turned out to be good and we are very lucky. Linger is not as bad as they are around Innisfail and Tully, "she said.

"Anyone looking to see if gas stations are open, so that they can use the generators. We went to look for ice, but we found there was nothing open. Pretty much deserted."

Cars near the town of Atherton, Wallace found a grocery store open for some provisions, and two pubs serving.

If the pubs are open, it's a good thing for the country, he joked.