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The legacy of Cyclone Yasi: Why Queensland s biggest storm left physical and psychological scars 10 years on
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The street along the foreshore of Tully Heads at the mouth of the Tully River was devastated by the storm surge whipped up by Cyclone Yasi.
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Ten years since wreaking havoc across the state s far north, Tropical Cyclone Yasi remains the biggest storm in Queensland s history.
The category five system spanned 650 kilometres and recorded gusts of up to 250 to 295 kilometres per hour when it crossed the coast at Mission Beach in the early hours of February 3, 2011.