Cyclones

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on Christmas Day 1974. Although people had warning on New Year's Day about Cyclone Tracy, they were busy preparing for Christmas and thought that the cyclone would pass away just like Cyclone Selma had done three weeks before. Cyclone Tracy came roaring down the Arafura Sea (where most the develop in that area) and was on track to bypass Darwin but changed direction 900 past Melville Island and straight towards the city. At this time most people were asleep or partying. By 1:00 AM, the city of Darwin felt the full effect of the cyclone. Some people were outside when it hit but most people got to a safe place for shelter. The cyclone had passed by 4:00 AM. Nearly 90% of the houses in the city had been damaged or destroyed (50,000 of the 80,000 were ruined beyond repair) and 66 people were dead. 27 boats went out to sea on the morning of the cyclone to try to ride out the storm, but only 9 returned. 25 out of the 66 people that died, lost their lives at sea. Nearly ...

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