I for one live in Qld, though Brisbane, so far from Innisfail (ehere most of the damage was concentrated). I dont think the reporting has been exaggerated, it was incredible that noone got seriously injured, the amount of damage is staggering. Last time there was this big a cyclone in Australia was Cylclone Tracy, and that destroyed most of Darwin (capital of the Northern Territory) and killed over 60 people. It was a combination of the warning systems and people evacuating and getting to the safe places that meant that wasn't repeated.

The clean up job is enormous, I really hope the government <i>is</i> doing as much as it can.

I don't know anyone up there. I hope those of you who do, your friends and relatives are coping altight.

aeh that last sentence was badly structured

It's staring you in the face.