2.7 Destruction by Tropical Cyclone Larry

1. 20 March 2006 cyclone Larry crossed the coast near Innisfail between 6:20 am and 7:20 am
2. Because they were very close to the coastline so they would have been much more force in the tropical cyclone.
3. Public infrastructure is public transport such as trains and buses. with these damaged, it made it a lot harder for people to get around because everything was flooded and there was no public transport working.
4. $350 million
5. The effected area of the banana industry was worth $330 million. Employment dropped and so many people were left without a job.
6. EMA = Emergency Management Australia. they managed all of the evacuation and emergency plans.
SES = State Emergency Services. the ses were rescuers for people who are stuck or trapped and injured.
7.the Australian defence force and charity and community groups.
8. offering assistance to farmers, members of the community and business owners.
9. EMA appointed general major Peter Cosgrove who helped co-ordinate supplies and personnel, and to lead the response
10. The state government issued warnings and general information in regards to dealing with cyclones.
11. The Federal government issued grants which were successful in aiding financially with the repairs.
12. The Australian defence force helped by giving manual labour and helped with cleaning up and rebuilding
13. All of these responses were extremely helpful, as there were no deaths and only 30 injuries.