Massive Cyclone Hits Australia

Feb. 3: A message sprayed on debris shows the spirit of a home-owner after the building was destroyed in Tully, Australia, after Cyclone Yasi brought heavy rain and howling winds gusting to 186 mph. (AP)

Feb. 3: A house is destroyed in Tully, Australia, after Cyclone Yasi brought heavy rain and howling winds gusting to 186 mph. (AP)

Feb. 3: Debris is piled around a piano at a senior citizen's center destroyed in Tully, Australia, after Cyclone Yasi brought heavy rain and howling winds gusting to 186 mph. (AP)

Feb. 3: Strong winds are seen hitting a section of the 'Strand' in Townsville, Australia. (AFP)

Feb. 3: Bananas lie on the ground at Innisfail, Australia. after Cyclone Yasi brought heavy rain and howling winds gusting to 186 mph. (AP)

Feb. 3: A damaged roadside sign is seen laying on its side after the passing of Cyclone Yasi in Townsville, Australia. (AFP)

Feb. 3: Vehicles are stopped due to flooding on the road to near Goolboo, Australia. (AP)

Feb. 3: A man works to repair damage to the roof of his house while his dogs inspect a fallen tree in Kamma, Australia. (AP)

Feb. 3: Guests at a the Shangri-La hotel line up to gather in the ballroom in Cairns, Australia, as a monster cyclone strikes the northeast coast with furious winds, rains and surging seas on a scale unseen in generations. (AP)

Feb. 2: People pack a shopping mall used as an evacuation shelter in Cairns, Australia, as a monster cyclone strikes the northeast coast with furious winds, rains and surging seas on a scale unseen in generations. (AP)

Feb. 2: People pack a shopping mall used as a evacuation shelter in Cairns, Australia, as a monster cyclone strikes the northeast coast with furious winds, rains and surging seas on a scale unseen in generations. (AP)

Feb. 2: This image provided by NASA shows Tropical Cyclone Yasi as it approaches Queensland. (AP)

Feb. 2: Guests at a the Shangri-La hotel huddle in the ballroom in Cairns, Australia, as a monster cyclone strikes the northeast coast with furious winds, rains and surging seas on a scale unseen in generations. (AP)

Feb. 2: A police officer, left, tells a photography shop owner that there is a mandatory evacuation and she must move to a safer area in Cairns, as a monster storm bears down on northeastern Australia. (AP)

Feb. 2: A police officer, right, tells people on the street that there is a mandatory evacuation and they must move to a safer area in Cairns, as a monster storm bears down on northeastern Australia. (AP2011)