TC Larry

[den]

Cyclone Larry (cat.5, 290kph winds) is battering Innisfail and Cairns right now. The eye passed ove Innisfail ay 8.30 (7.30 EST) Good luck up there.

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[jamesb]

Reports from the district hospitals indicate that (so far) the casualty list is extremely low, and those hospitals that were damaged, received only minor damage (water leaks and broken windows), although some are running on emergency power.

Cairns ... despite (Fox) news reports of 20 admitted casualties, local medical staff are reporting no admitted casualties.
Innisfail (where the cyclone crossed the coast) ... no casualties admitted and no fatalities reported
Marreba ... one casualty admitted (broken arm)
Atherton ... two casualties admitted (one head injury and one with 2 broken legs)