Australia Cyclone

This satellite image released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology shows cyclone Larry over northeastern Australia Sunday, March 19, 2006. The powerful storm, packing winds of up to 180 mph, ripped the roofs off buildings and destroyed houses as it smashed into the community of Innisfail, about 60 miles south of Cairns, a popular jumping-off point for the Great Barrier Reef, sending residents fleeing for higher ground.

A man looks into destroyed shops on the main street of Innisfail in northern Queensland, 52 miles from Cairns, Tuesday, March 21, 2006. Cyclone Larry ripped roofs off buildings across Australia's northeastern coast packing winds up to 180 mph, leaving an unknown number of people homeless but causing only a handful of minor injuries. Innisfail was hardest hit by the cyclone.

Debris lies scattered in the main street of the northern Queensland town of Innisfail, 52 miles from Cairns, Tuesday, March 21, 2006. Cyclone Larry ripped roofs off buildings across Australia's northeastern coast packing winds up to 180 mph, leaving an unknown number of people. Innisfail was hardest hit by the cyclone disrupting power, water and sewage in the region.

A semi-trailer lies on its side outside the northern Queensland town of Innisfail in the aftermath of cyclone Larry, Tuesday, March 21, 2006.

Geoff Downey stands in bewilderment as he surveys the damage to his home in Innisfail in northern Queensland, Tuesday, March 21, 2006 after cyclone Larry ripped the roof clean off. The category five storm ripped roofs off buildings across Australia's northeastern coast packing winds up to 180 mph, leaving an unknown number of people homeless but causing only a handful of minor injuries. Innisfail was hardest hit.

Geoff Downey surveys the damage to his roofless home in Innisfail in northern Queensland, Australia, Tuesday, March 21, 2006 in the aftermath of cyclone Larry. Innisfail was hardest hit by the cyclone, disrupting power, water and sewage in the region.

A banana crop lies destroyed in a field outside the northern Queensland town of Innisfail, Tuesday, March 21, 2006.

People in Innisfail in northern Queensland, 52 miles from Cairns, Australia, organize a free sausage sizzle Tuesday, March 21, 2006, for residents after Cyclone Larry ripped through the region. The cyclone tore roofs off buildings across Australia's northeastern coast packing winds up to 180 mph, leaving an unknown number of people homeless but causing only a handful of minor injuries.

Soldiers from the Australian Army in Innisfail in northern Queensland, 52 miles from Cairns, Australia, Tuesday, March 21, 2006 help clean up after cyclone Larry devastated the region.

Kate Charleston, covered in blood, stands outside her home in Innisfail, Australia, after she narrowly escaped the effects of a powerful cyclone, Monday, March 20, 2006. The storm ripped roofs off buildings across Australia's northeastern coast, packing winds up to 180 mph. Only a handful of injuries were reported.

The ruined home of Bruce Crausav in Innisfail, Australia, is seen Monday, March 20, 2006. A powerful cyclone packing winds up to 180 mph ripped roofs off buildings across Australia's northeastern coast, wreaking havoc in coastal towns and leaving an unknown number of people homeless.

A survivor makes a phone call from her ruined home in Innisfail, Australia, Monday, March 20, 2006. A powerful cyclone ripped roofs off buildings across Australia's northeastern coast, packing winds up to 180 mph that wreaked havoc in coastal towns, leaving an unknown number of people homeless but causing only a handful of injuries.

A car is seen stuck under fallen trees on one of the main roads outside Cairns leading to Innisfail after cyclone Larry swept through the region on Monday, March 20, 2006. The cyclone ripped roofs off buildings across Australia's northeastern coast packing winds up to 180 mph, leaving an unknown number of people homeless but causing only a handful of minor injuries.

Trees lay on the ground in front of a house in Cairns, northeastern Australia, in this image taken from television Monday, March 20, 2006. Powerful Tropical Cyclone Larry, with winds of up to 180 mph, ripped roofs off buildings and uprooted trees across Australia's northeastern coast.

A vehicle drives on a street in a driving rainstorm in Cairns, northeastern Australia, in this image taken from television Monday, March 20, 2006. Powerful Tropical Cyclone Larry, with winds of up to 180 mph, ripped roofs off buildings and uprooted trees across Australia's northeastern coast, packing winds so powerful that emergency workers were forced to stay inside despite pleas from terrified residents.