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Cyclone Debbie brings chaos, deaths feared in Australia

An image showing three vehicles stranded on a highway flooded after Cyclone Debbie passed through the region near the township of Gunyarra, located south of the town of Bowen in Queensland, Australia. (Australia Defence Force/Handout via REUTERS )

Updated on: Mar 31, 2017 1:24 PM IST

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An image showing three vehicles stranded on a highway flooded after Cyclone Debbie passed through the region near the township of Gunyarra, located south of the town of Bowen in Queensland, Australia. (Australia Defence Force/Handout via REUTERS )

Updated on Mar 31, 2017 1:24 PM

An image showing three vehicles stranded on a highway flooded after Cyclone Debbie passed through the region near the township of Gunyarra, located south of the town of Bowen in Queensland, Australia. (Australia Defence Force/Handout via REUTERS )

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Local residents wade through floodwaters near their homes in the northern New South Wales town of Lismore, Australia. (AAP/Dave Hunt/via REUTERS )

Updated on Mar 31, 2017 1:24 PM

Local residents wade through floodwaters near their homes in the northern New South Wales town of Lismore, Australia. (AAP/Dave Hunt/via REUTERS )

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this image shows an aerial view of the flooding in the northern New South Wales town of Lismore after the area was hit by Cyclone Debbie. Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from towns in two Australian states and authorities are searching for several missing residents amid severe flooding as the ex-tropical cyclone moved offshore. (AFP)

Updated on Mar 31, 2017 1:24 PM

this image shows an aerial view of the flooding in the northern New South Wales town of Lismore after the area was hit by Cyclone Debbie. Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from towns in two Australian states and authorities are searching for several missing residents amid severe flooding as the ex-tropical cyclone moved offshore. (AFP)

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A shark is seen stranded in floodwaters in Ayr, northeastern Australia. A powerful cyclone that tore through Australia's tropical northeast has left the ground littered with battered trees, ripped-up roofs - and one very unlucky shark. Smith said she was assessing the extent of flooding on Thursday on Rita Island, a coastal community near the town of Ayr that was lashed by Cyclone Debbie earlier this week. As she was approaching the edge of some receding floodwaters, she spotted an unusual sight on the ground: a bull shark. (Lisa Smith via AP)

Updated on Mar 31, 2017 1:24 PM

A shark is seen stranded in floodwaters in Ayr, northeastern Australia. A powerful cyclone that tore through Australia's tropical northeast has left the ground littered with battered trees, ripped-up roofs - and one very unlucky shark. Smith said she was assessing the extent of flooding on Thursday on Rita Island, a coastal community near the town of Ayr that was lashed by Cyclone Debbie earlier this week. As she was approaching the edge of some receding floodwaters, she spotted an unusual sight on the ground: a bull shark. (Lisa Smith via AP)

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Onlookers look at submerged cars in a flooded car-park in Toombul, in Queensland. Torrential rain hampered relief efforts after powerful cyclone Debbie wreaked havoc in northeast Australia, with floods sparking emergency rescues as fed-up tourists began evacuating from resort islands. (Patrick Hamilton/AFP)

Updated on Mar 31, 2017 1:24 PM

Onlookers look at submerged cars in a flooded car-park in Toombul, in Queensland. Torrential rain hampered relief efforts after powerful cyclone Debbie wreaked havoc in northeast Australia, with floods sparking emergency rescues as fed-up tourists began evacuating from resort islands. (Patrick Hamilton/AFP)

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An onlooker looks at submerged cars in a flooded car-park in Toombul, in Queensland. (Patrick Hamilton/AFP)

Updated on Mar 31, 2017 1:24 PM

An onlooker looks at submerged cars in a flooded car-park in Toombul, in Queensland. (Patrick Hamilton/AFP)

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Submerged cars sit abandoned in a flooded car-park in Toombul. (Patrick Hamilton/AFP)

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Submerged cars sit abandoned in a flooded car-park in Toombul. (Patrick Hamilton/AFP)

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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull looks at damaged and flooded areas from aboard an Australian Army helicopter after Cyclone Debbie passed through the area near the town of Bowen, located south of the northern Queensland town of Townsville in Australia. (Gary Ramage/REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 31, 2017 1:24 PM

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull looks at damaged and flooded areas from aboard an Australian Army helicopter after Cyclone Debbie passed through the area near the town of Bowen, located south of the northern Queensland town of Townsville in Australia. (Gary Ramage/REUTERS)

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A tractor sits in a flooded sugar cane field after Cyclone Debbie passed through the area near the northern Australian town of Bowen, located south of Townsville in Australia. Great Barrier Reef islands popular with foreign tourists were also battered. (AAP/Sarah Motherwell/via REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 31, 2017 1:24 PM

A tractor sits in a flooded sugar cane field after Cyclone Debbie passed through the area near the northern Australian town of Bowen, located south of Townsville in Australia. Great Barrier Reef islands popular with foreign tourists were also battered. (AAP/Sarah Motherwell/via REUTERS)

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Damaged buildings can be seen after Cyclone Debbie hit the resort on Hamilton Island, located off the east coast of Queensland. There were early reports of significant structural damage to homes and public infrastructure after howling winds, heavy rain and huge seas. (Jon Clements/Handout via REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 31, 2017 1:24 PM

Damaged buildings can be seen after Cyclone Debbie hit the resort on Hamilton Island, located off the east coast of Queensland. There were early reports of significant structural damage to homes and public infrastructure after howling winds, heavy rain and huge seas. (Jon Clements/Handout via REUTERS)

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A boat is seen smashed against the bank at Shute Harbour, Airlie Beach. The storm was declared catastrophic by the Insurance Council of Australia. (AAP/Dan Peled/via REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 31, 2017 1:24 PM

A boat is seen smashed against the bank at Shute Harbour, Airlie Beach. The storm was declared catastrophic by the Insurance Council of Australia. (AAP/Dan Peled/via REUTERS)

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Damaged trees, buildings and boats can be seen after Cyclone Debbie hit the resort on Hamilton Island. (Jon Clements/Handout via REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 31, 2017 1:24 PM

Damaged trees, buildings and boats can be seen after Cyclone Debbie hit the resort on Hamilton Island. (Jon Clements/Handout via REUTERS)

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A washed away jetty at Daydream Island after Cyclone Debbie hit the Whitsunday Islands in Queensland. Towns were cut off and without power in northern Australia after being pummelled by a powerful cyclone that washed battered yachts ashore and ripped roofs off houses in scenes compared to "a war zone". (Jessica Swann/AFP)

Updated on Mar 31, 2017 1:24 PM

A washed away jetty at Daydream Island after Cyclone Debbie hit the Whitsunday Islands in Queensland. Towns were cut off and without power in northern Australia after being pummelled by a powerful cyclone that washed battered yachts ashore and ripped roofs off houses in scenes compared to "a war zone". (Jessica Swann/AFP)

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Flood waters submerging part of a highway near the Cyclone Debbie-hit Bowen area in Queensland. (AFP PHOTO / QUEENSLAND POLICE SERVICE / Handout )

Updated on Mar 31, 2017 1:24 PM

Flood waters submerging part of a highway near the Cyclone Debbie-hit Bowen area in Queensland. (AFP PHOTO / QUEENSLAND POLICE SERVICE / Handout )

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A local resident wades into flood waters blocking the road between the townships of Airlie Beach and Proserpine after Cyclone Debbie hit the area in northern Queensland. (AAP/Dan Peled/via REUTERS )

Updated on Mar 31, 2017 1:24 PM

A local resident wades into flood waters blocking the road between the townships of Airlie Beach and Proserpine after Cyclone Debbie hit the area in northern Queensland. (AAP/Dan Peled/via REUTERS )

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A yacht lies beside a road after Cyclone Debbie hit the northern Queensland town of Airlie Beach. (AAP/Dan Peled/via REUTERS)

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A yacht lies beside a road after Cyclone Debbie hit the northern Queensland town of Airlie Beach. (AAP/Dan Peled/via REUTERS)

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Bradley Mitchell inspects the damage to his uncle's boat after it smashed against the bank at Shute Harbour, Airlie Beach, Australia. Cyclone Debbie, which slammed into the coast of Queensland state on Tuesday with winds up to 260 kilometers (160 miles) an hour, weakened quickly as it moved inland and was downgraded to a tropical low. (Dan Peled/AAP Image via AP)

Updated on Mar 31, 2017 1:24 PM

Bradley Mitchell inspects the damage to his uncle's boat after it smashed against the bank at Shute Harbour, Airlie Beach, Australia. Cyclone Debbie, which slammed into the coast of Queensland state on Tuesday with winds up to 260 kilometers (160 miles) an hour, weakened quickly as it moved inland and was downgraded to a tropical low. (Dan Peled/AAP Image via AP)

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Strong wind and rain from Cyclone Debbie is seen effecting trees at Airlie Beach, located south of the northern Australian city of Townsville. (AAP/Dan Peled/via REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 31, 2017 1:24 PM

Strong wind and rain from Cyclone Debbie is seen effecting trees at Airlie Beach, located south of the northern Australian city of Townsville. (AAP/Dan Peled/via REUTERS)

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Residents fill sandbags in preparation for the arrival of Cyclone Debbie in the northern Australian town of Bowen, located south of Townsville. (AAP/Sarah Motherwell/via REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 31, 2017 1:24 PM

Residents fill sandbags in preparation for the arrival of Cyclone Debbie in the northern Australian town of Bowen, located south of Townsville. (AAP/Sarah Motherwell/via REUTERS)

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A family relax in a temporary cyclone shelter in the town of Ayr in far north Queensland as Cyclone Debbie approaches. (Peter Parks/AFP)

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A family relax in a temporary cyclone shelter in the town of Ayr in far north Queensland as Cyclone Debbie approaches. (Peter Parks/AFP)

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Storm clouds gather in the town of Ayr in far north Queensland as Cyclone Debbie approaches on March 27, 2017. Authorities had urged thousands of people in threatened areas to flee their homes on Monday, in what would have been the biggest evacuation seen in Australia since Cyclone Tracy devastated the northern city of Darwin on Christmas Day, 1974. (Peter Parks/AFP)

Updated on Mar 31, 2017 1:24 PM

Storm clouds gather in the town of Ayr in far north Queensland as Cyclone Debbie approaches on March 27, 2017. Authorities had urged thousands of people in threatened areas to flee their homes on Monday, in what would have been the biggest evacuation seen in Australia since Cyclone Tracy devastated the northern city of Darwin on Christmas Day, 1974. (Peter Parks/AFP)

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