Ciklon Yasi poharao Australiju: Vjetar od 300 km/h uništio na tisuće kuća

High winds and rain push a swell onto the Esplanade in the aftermath of Cyclone Yasi in Cairns on February 3, 2011. No Australians have been reported dead or seriously injured after the maximum-strength cyclone slammed into the country's north overnight, a senior official said. AFP PHOTO / Paul CROCK

RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / EUMETSAT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS A picture released by Eumetsat on February 2, 2011 of the latest image of Cyclone Yasi approaching the northeast coast of Australia, as captured by the AVHRR instrument onboard EUMETSAT's polar-orbiting satellite Metop-A (01/02/11 23:55 + 23:58 UTC). Anxious families hunkered silently on the floor of a makeshift shelter, pets and a few precious belongings around them, waiting for dreaded Cyclone Yasi to unleash its terrible fury. More than 10,000 people from around the small banana and sugarcane farming town of Innisfail were evacuated from their homes as the category five storm barreled directly towards them with awe-inspiring ferocity. AFP PHOTO / EUMETSAT 2011

Guests at a the Shangri-La hotel huddle in the ballroom in Cairns, Australia, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011, as a monster cyclone approaches the northeast coast with furious winds, rains and surging seas on a scale unseen in generations. Gusts up to 186 mph (300 kph) were expected when Cyclone Yasi strikes the coast late Wednesday after whipping across Australia's Great Barrier Reef. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

A house is destroyed in Tully, Australia, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, after Cyclone Yasi brought heavy rain and howling winds gusting to 186 mph (300 kph). The most powerful storm in a century ripped across Australia's northeast coast early Thursday, blasting apart houses, laying waste to banana crops and leaving boats lying in the streets of wind- and wave-swept towns. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

A house is destroyed in Tully, Australia, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, after Cyclone Yasi brought heavy rain and howling winds gusting to 186 mph (300 kph). The most powerful storm in a century ripped across Australia's northeast coast early Thursday, blasting apart houses, laying waste to banana crops and leaving boats lying in the streets of wind- and wave-swept towns. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

A woman crosses a street and past debris in Tully, Australia, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, after Cyclone Yasi brought heavy rain and howling winds gusting to 186 mph (300 kph). The most powerful storm in a century ripped across Australia's northeast coast early Thursday, blasting apart houses, laying waste to banana crops and leaving boats lying in the streets of wind- and wave-swept towns. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Debris is piled around a telephone booth in Tully, Australia, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, after Cyclone Yasi brought heavy rain and howling winds gusting to 186 mph (300 kph). The most powerful storm in a century ripped across Australia's northeast coast early Thursday, blasting apart houses, laying waste to banana crops and leaving boats lying in the streets of wind- and wave-swept towns. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

People watch a news update and satellite imagery of Cyclone Yasi in a Cairns hotel on February 2, 2011. The storm has strengthened to a Catagory 5 with winds close to 300km/hr and is expected to be the worst cyclone in Australia's living memory when it reaches landfall between Cairns and Townsville on February 2. AFP PHOTO / Paul CROCK

As night falls strong winds and threatening clouds batter a deserted Esplanade evacuated ahead of a huge tidal storm surge predicted to accompany Cyclone Yasi in Cairns on February 2, 2011. The storm has strengthened to a Catagory 5 with winds close to 300km/hr and is expected to be the worst cyclone in Australia's living memory when it reaches landfall between Cairns and Townsville on February 2. AFP PHOTO / Paul CROCK

High winds and rain push a swell onto the Esplanade in the aftermath of Cyclone Yasi in Cairns on February 3, 2011. No Australians have been reported dead or seriously injured after the maximum-strength cyclone slammed into the country's north overnight, a senior official said. AFP PHOTO / Paul CROCK

Railway lines disappear into flood waters after Cyclone Yasi tore through Tully on February 3, 2011. Australia's worst cyclone in a century devastated towns and left 175,000 people without power, but miraculously no deaths were reported as police scoured worst-hit areas. AFP PHOTO / Torsten BLACKWOOD

Two women survey the damage in Tully, Australia, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, after Cyclone Yasi brought heavy rain and howling winds gusting to 186 mph (300 kph). The most powerful storm in a century ripped across Australia's northeast coast early Thursday, blasting apart houses, laying waste to banana crops and leaving boats lying in the streets of wind- and wave-swept towns. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Homes are destroyed in Tully, Australia, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, after Cyclone Yasi passed the North Queensland coast. The most powerful storm in a century ripped across Australia's northeast coast early Thursday, blasting apart houses, laying waste to banana crops and leaving boats lying in the streets of wind- and wave-swept towns. (AP Photo/AAP Image, Dave Hunt) AUSTRALIA OUT, NEW ZEALAND OUT

A man works to repair damage to the roof of his house while his dogs inspect a fallen tree in Kamma, Australia, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, after Cyclone Yasi brought heavy rain and howling winds gusting to 186 mph (300 kph). The massive cyclone struck northeastern Australia early Thursday, tearing off roofs, toppling trees and cutting electricity to more than 170,000 people, the most powerful storm to hit the area in nearly a century. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Vehicles are stopped due to flooding on the road to near Goolboo, Australia, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, after Cyclone Yasi brought heavy rain and howling winds gusting to 186 mph (300 kph). The massive cyclone struck northeastern Australia early Thursday, tearing off roofs, toppling trees and cutting electricity to more than 170,000 people, the most powerful storm to hit the area in nearly a century. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)