Marguerite
Active Member
People ha e emerged and taken stock. The physical damage is severe in places. A lot of places. It was a devastating cyclone and it will cost a great deal to recover from it. Various crops have been wiped out - last time when Cyclone Larry went through the area, bananas were simply unavailable. Same problem again - it will be a year before the banana plantations are commercial again.
But NO LIVES LOST!
Absolutely amazing. In fact, we came out ahead on the population count - three babies were born in the area last night, one of them in the evac centre in Cairns. I think it was a shopping mall with mattresses on the floor. There was a British tourist who happened to be there, she and her husband were here on holiday and ended up in the evac centre, so she was able to help deliver the baby. The poor mother had no pain relief at all, not even paracetamol! No way to get them to a hospital if anything went wrong. The little girl was born at 6 am, while the cyclone was still raging.
The other two babies - the mothers were already in hospital, so they had the help available if they needed it.
So all the planning, the preparation and teamwork has paid off. As the Premier said last night, "Human life is what matters. Don't even take the time to pack a bag - just go to an evac centre. Get to safety now, while you can."
It paid off.
Marg
But NO LIVES LOST!
Absolutely amazing. In fact, we came out ahead on the population count - three babies were born in the area last night, one of them in the evac centre in Cairns. I think it was a shopping mall with mattresses on the floor. There was a British tourist who happened to be there, she and her husband were here on holiday and ended up in the evac centre, so she was able to help deliver the baby. The poor mother had no pain relief at all, not even paracetamol! No way to get them to a hospital if anything went wrong. The little girl was born at 6 am, while the cyclone was still raging.
The other two babies - the mothers were already in hospital, so they had the help available if they needed it.
So all the planning, the preparation and teamwork has paid off. As the Premier said last night, "Human life is what matters. Don't even take the time to pack a bag - just go to an evac centre. Get to safety now, while you can."
It paid off.
Marg