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Australia prepares for cyclone Yasi

Cyclone Yasi preparations: Satellite image shows Cyclone Yasi approaching the coast of Australia
A satellite image shows cyclone Yasi approaching the coast of northern Australia Photograph: US Naval Research Laboratory
Cyclone Yasi preparations: Satellite image of Cyclone Yasi nearing the north coast of Queensland
A satellite image shows Yasi nearing Queensland Photograph: Getty Images
Cyclone Yasi preparations: Combo of satellite images shows Cyclone Yasi and Hurricane Katrina
Satellite images of cyclone Yasi (top) approaching the coast of Australia and hurricane Katrina, which struck the US in August 2005. Yasi, which has been upgraded to a maximum-strength category five storm, is now moving with winds of up to 186 miles an hour and has a 400 mile-wide front. Yasi's current strength is similar to Katrina, which reached maximum category five in the US gulf before weakening a little as it made landfall near New Orleans. Photograph: Reuters
Cyclone Yasi preparations: Local residents of Townsville fill sandbags at the beach
Local residents of Townsville fill sandbags at the beach Photograph: Mechielsen/Newspix/Rex Features
Cyclone Yasi preparations: Shop owner tapes up glass in preparation for Cyclone Yasi in Cairns
A shop owner tapes up glass doors and windows in preparation for the cylcone Photograph: Jonathan Wood/Getty Images
Cyclone Yasi preparations: A police officer asks tourists to vacate the Cairns esplanade
A police officer asks tourists to vacate the Cairns esplanade Photograph: Jonathan Wood/Getty Images
Cyclone Yasi preparations: A local walks past windows taped up in preparation for Cyclone Yasi
A man walks past windows taped up in preparation for cyclone Yasi Photograph: Jonathan Wood/Getty Images
Cyclone Yasi preparations: Woman listens to weather updates at an emergency evacuation centre
Jade Spiteri listens to weather updates on the radio at an emergency evacuation centre Photograph: Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images
Cyclone Yasi preparations: A man sleeps in an emergency cyclone shelter at a shopping mall in Cairns
A man sleeps in an emergency cyclone shelter at a shopping mall Photograph: Tim Wimborne/Reuters
Cyclone Yasi preparations: Evacuees rest at Wooree Sport Complex in Cairns
Evacuees at the Wooree sport complex in Cairns Photograph: Colyn Huber/EPA
Cyclone Yasi preparations: Board protects front window of a cafe in in Cairns
A handpainted board protects the front window of a cafe Photograph: Tim Wimborne/Reuters
Cyclone Yasi preparations: Local resident waits outside an emergency cyclone shelter in Cairns
A woman waits with her pet outside an emergency cyclone shelter after it was declared full in Cairns Photograph: Tim Wimborne/Reuters
Cyclone Yasi preparations: Family wait outside an emergency cyclone shelter in Cairns
A family waits outside an emergency cyclone shelter in Cairns Photograph: Tim Wimborne/Reuters
Cyclone Yasi preparations: Medical personal evacuate high care patients from Cairns Base Hospital
Medical personal evacuate high care patients from Cairns Base hospital Photograph: Simon J. Baker/Getty Images
Cyclone Yasi preparations: People pack a shopping mall used as an evacuation shelter in Cairns
People pack a shopping mall used as an evacuation shelter in Cairns Photograph: Rick Rycroft/AP
Cyclone Yasi preparations: An elderly lady sits in the emergency evacuation centre in Earlville
An elderly woman sits in the emergency evacuation centre at Earlville shopping centre Photograph: Paul Crock/AFP/Getty Images
Cyclone Yasi preparations: Bats fill the air in Cairns
Bats fill the air over the deserted central business district as winds increase velocity in Cairns Photograph: Paul Crock/AFP/Getty Images
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