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WITNESSES have described scenes in north Queensland as “unbelievable” as Cyclone Debbie makes landfall.
It comes as the BOM downgraded the intensity of the cyclone to a Category 3, just hours after it smashed through a number of communities in Queensland.
The eye of the storm impacted near the resort town of Airlie Beach at approximately 12:15pm, as the storm continued to batter communities along the Queensland coast, blowing destructive and damaging winds of up to 230 km/h. It is predicted to move slowly southwest over the next 12 to 18 hours before curving to a more southerly track over inland Queensland. Experts predict a lashing of 500mm of rainfall, sparking fears of flash flooding.
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