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March 19th 06, 09:31 PM
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OT - BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Cyclone batters Australian coast
"A powerful tropical cyclone has hit Australia's north-east coast, packing winds of
up to 290km/h (180mph). Tropical Cyclone Larry smashed into Queensland at Innisfail, about 100km (62 miles) south of Cairns, popular with international travellers." More at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/4823580.stm -- Nick in Northallerton Also @ www.whelan.me.uk And nickw7coc on Yahoo & MSN but I use http://www.trillian.cc as I like it better also on Skype and Google talk |
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March 19th 06, 10:35 PM
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OT - BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Cyclone batters Australian coast
Nick wrote in
: "A powerful tropical cyclone has hit Australia's north-east coast, packing winds of up to 290km/h (180mph). Tropical Cyclone Larry smashed into Queensland at Innisfail, about 100km (62 miles) south of Cairns, popular with international travellers." More at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/4823580.stm Looks like 100-knot sustained winds so a moderate category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Richard |
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