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Australia braces for "heartbreak" as giant cyclone hits
One of the most powerful cyclones on record began pounding Australia's northeast coast Wednesday, threatening tourist cities and sending people scrambling to find refuge after police turned them away from overcrowded shelters. Skip related content
Cyclone Yasi, packing winds of up to 300 km (186 miles) an hour near its core, started to come ashore along hundreds of km of coastline Wednesday night, giving a foretaste of a storm centre described by authorities as "terrifying."
"Tonight we need to brace ourselves for what we might find when we wake up tomorrow morning," Queensland state premier Anna Bligh said.
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