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How much did it cost to rebuild after Cyclone Yasi?
The biggest reconstruction effort in Australia’s history has been completed with $8.3 billion spent repairing and rebuilding from Queensland’s natural disasters, including Cyclone Yasi and the 2011 floods. Yasi caused widespread damage when it crossed the coast in February 2011.
How much damage did Cyclone Yasi cost?
Cyclone Yasi: What happened | ABC News The massive category-five cyclone crossed the far north Queensland coast early on February 3, 2011. Take a look back at how it shattered lives and caused more than $800 million in damage.
What did the government do about Cyclone Yasi?
The federal government offered financial support for those affected by Yasi, with Centrelink processing more than $250 million worth of recovery grants in the three weeks after the storm. The Commonwealth also offered financial help to cyclone-hit farmers, with concessional loans of up to $650,000.
When did Cyclone Yasi end?
January 26, 2011 – February 6, 2011
Cyclone Yasi/Dates
How much land did Cyclone Yasi destroy?
It damaged more than 9,000 kilometres of road and affected more than 4,500 kilometres of the Queensland Rail network. It also temporarily closed a number of coal mines for the second time following flooding in 2008.
Where did Cyclone Yasi hit in Australia?
Mission Beach
Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi slammed into the north Queensland coast near Mission Beach in the early hours of 3 February 2011. As a category 5 storm at landfall, it was one of the most powerful tropical cyclones to hit Queensland since records commenced.
What category is Cyclone Yasi?
Category 4 Hurricane (SSHWS)
Category 5 Severe Tropical Cyclone (BOM)
Cyclone Yasi/Category
Will Cyclone Yasi affect Australia?
Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi (/ˈjɑːsiː/) was a powerful and destructive tropical cyclone that made landfall in northern Queensland, Australia in early 2011, causing major damage to the affected areas….Cyclone Yasi.
| Category 5 severe tropical cyclone (Aus scale) | |
|---|---|
| Dissipated | 6 February 2011 |
| (Remnant low after 3 February) |