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Cyclone Debbie carves a path across Queensland's coast
Instagram user lovesfishes welcomes Debbie's wild weather to Townsville. Photo: Instagram/lovesfishes
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Cyclone Debbie carves a path across Queensland's coast
The calm before the storm in Townsville on Monday. Photo: Instagram/perso25
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Cyclone Debbie carves a path across Queensland's coast
Strong winds and rain lash Airlie Beach. Photo: AAP
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Cyclone Debbie carves a path across Queensland's coast
So far, not so good, said palmypranksta on Instagram from the Whitsunday Coast. Photo: Instagram/palmypranksta
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Cyclone Debbie carves a path across Queensland's coast
Not everyone was heeding the advice to stay inside until the storm had passed. Photo:Instagram/adventuresofdizzy
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Cyclone Debbie carves a path across Queensland's coast
Seven News coastal expert Paul Burt goes above and beyond as the cyclone tears through Bowen.
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Cyclone Debbie carves a path across Queensland's coast
Cyclone Debbie drives foam inland as it crosses into Queensland. Photo: Instagram/connor_official
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In pictures: Cyclone Debbie carves a path across Queensland's coast
At Gladstone, well away from the centre of the storm, the weather is still forcing people indoors. Photo: Instagram/Lorraine_and_Blair
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Cyclone Debbie carves a path across Queensland's coast
Before and after Debbie on Hamilton Island. Photo: Instagram/williho23
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Cyclone Debbie carves a path across Queensland's coast
Priorities in some parts Bowen have remained unchanged despite the unfolding natural disaster. Photo: Instagram/sandoandando
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Cyclone Debbie carves a path across Queensland's coast
Empty supermarket shelves in Townsville as residents prepared for Cyclone Debbie on Sunday. Photo: Getty Images
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Cyclone Debbie carves a path across Queensland's coast
Cyclone Debbie as seen from the International Space Station on Tuesday. Photo: Supplied
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Cyclone Debbie carves a path across Queensland's coast
Cyclone Debbie as pictured on Tuesday morning by NASA's Earth Observatory. Photo: NASA
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Cyclone Debbie carves a path across Queensland's coast
Residents fill up sandbags ahead of Tropical Cyclone Debbie making landfall at the Bowen Council Depot in Bowen on Monday. Photo: AAP
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Cyclone Debbie carves a path across Queensland's coast
Residents at the shelter in Bowen as the poor weather arrived on Monday. Photo: AAP
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Cyclone Debbie carves a path across Queensland's coast
Residents fill sandbags ahead of Tropical Cyclone Debbie making landfall at the Bowen Council Depot in Bowen on Monday. Photo: AAP
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Cyclone Debbie carves a path across Queensland's coast
A satellite image from Tuesday morning showing the storm's approach to the coast. Photo: AAP
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In pictures: Cyclone Debbie carves a path across Queensland's coast
A beach at Sarina is blanketted in foam after Debbie's arrival. Photo: 7 News
Tropical Cyclone Debbie has made landfall between Bowen and Airlie Beach after earlier smashing the Whitsundays Islands with winds reaching 263km/hr.
