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A local resident walks amongst boats and debris washed up by Cyclone Yasi on February 4, 2011 in Port Hinchinbrook, Australia
Thursday, Feb. 03, 2011

Open quoteYou think a helicopter is coming in, it's some rumble — or like a huge freight train.Close quote

  • PENNY GROSS
  • of Ravenshoe in Queensland, Australia, describing the 290-km/h winds caused by Cyclone Yasi, the strongest to hit the area in nearly a century
Photo: Jonathan Wood / Getty Images | Source: BBC