We just had Tropical Cyclone Larry (Catagory 5, 290km winds = 180 mph) wipe out a complete provincial city. One in two houses with no roof, EVERY property damaged - 80% beyond repair, complete write of of all fruit orchards in the area (supplies 90% of tropical friut to Australia), hundreds of millions of dollars damage (some estimates up to a billion dollars)
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and not one reported death so far....

We had military and civil assistance on the ground as soon as it was safe to do so. Everyone up there (residents and emergency services) has rehearsed for just such an occurance.

Kind of puts your FEMA to shame....