Surveys of the damage caused by
Cyclone Ita are taking place in northern Queensland.
No fatalities or injuries have been reported. Ita left communities without
power, caused damage to a few buildings, uprooted trees and destroyed crop
plantations along the way, however no major damage has been reported and the country
appears to have had a lucky escape. Heavy rainfall has also caused floods which
have inundated roads but not homes have been flooded.
According to reports the damage is
estimated to have cost approximately $1 million.
Ita has now been downgraded to a
category 1 cyclone with winds of up to 100km/h and is currently making its way south
and is predicted to eventually make its way offshore by Monday. Warnings are
still in place and according to the Australia Bureau of Meteorology between
Bowen and St Lawrence; 100km/h wind speeds are likely and between Proserpine
and Mackay and possibly Yeppoon and heavy rainfall up to 400mm and flooding is
also a risk.
Forecast track map of Ita (Source: Australia Bureau of Meteorology)
Forecast details of Ita (Source: Australia Bureau of Meteorology)
(Source: Australia Bureau of Meteorology)
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