Cyclone Yasi: Queensland braced for 'huge' storm
Northern Queensland is preparing to be battered by a tropical cyclone described as "huge and life-threatening" by the state premier.
Anna Bligh said Cyclone Yasi, expected to hit the Cairns area early on Thursday, needed to be taken "absolutely seriously", and that being "well prepared is our best defence".
01 Feb 2011
- From the section Asia-Pacific