In Darwin, 65 people got killed in Cyclone Tracy, either killed in the city or drowned at sea.
Cyclone Tracy was a tropical cyclone that devastated the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day, 1974.The cyclone killed 71 people.
Cyclone Tracey hit Darwin, Australia on the 24th of December(CHRISTMAS EVE) and killed 65 people.
Cyclone Tracy is the only cyclone to have directly hit and damaged Darwin, to date. Many cyclones circulate in the waters east and west of Darwin each year. Only four have caused significant damage in and around Darwin, and these occurred in 1897 (when the city was still known as Palmerston); 1917; 1937; and 1974.
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Cyclone Tracy formed 21 December 1974. It hit Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia December 24-25, 1974. And dissipated December 26th. Cyclone Tracy killed 71 people. Tracy destroyed over 70% of Darwin's infrastructure. And left almost 90% of the population homeless. It caused $837 million in damage.
Yes. Cyclone Tracy directly hit Darwin, wiping out about three-quarters of the town.
Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin in the month of December. Specifically, it hit on Christmas Day.
What was the name of the cyclone that passed Darwin three weeks before Tracy?
Cyclone Tracy.
When Cyclone Tracy hit in 1974, Darwin was a city of 43,500 people living in 12,000 residences. This figure does not include the indigenous communities within the city, or in outlying areas.
Cyclone Tracy was not very big but its effects were massive as it swept out all of Darwin.