Nathan tropical storm swept over the weekend in the north-east of Australia, but the expected damage were apparently avoided according to local authorities.
Classified as Category 4 out of 5, Nathan finally deviated from his route at landfall veering to the north of Cooktown and the Aboriginal community of Hopevale.
More fear than harm, but beautiful all the same fears as explained by this person: "When the wind started, there was a huge roaring noise and my furniture in the veranda started flying everywhere and j 'I looked out the window, there is the house of my daughter next door and I saw the roof fold in half. "
Nathan came only days after the passage this time devastating cyclone . Classified as Category 5, Pam swept the Vanuatu archipelago killing at least 16 people and leaving directly heavy damage. According to the UN, half of the population was affected by gusts of over 320 km / h. A of drinking water and food is feared. The Vanuatu authorities accuse NGOs a in international aid saying that valuable time was lost.
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