Darwin, in the Northern Territory.
The city of Darwin was almost decimated by Cyclone Tracy in December 1974. There is no city that was virtually destroyed in 1973.
Darwin, capital city of the Northern Territory, was almost destroyed by Cyclone Tracy at Christmas in 1974.
Cyclone Tracy destroyed 9,000 homes out of a city of about 12,000 residences.
Cyclone Tracy destroyed the city of Darwin. It basically had to be built from the ground up again. the link has alot more information about Tracy and the aftermath.
Australia is a SINGLE country. The subdivisions are called States or Territories. Hurricane Tracy passed over the north eastern part of Australia (Queensland) and the City of Darwin.
9,000 Darwin homes were destroyed by Cyclone Tracy, out of the city's total of 12,000 homes. This figure does not include the shanty homes inhabited by the Aborigines on the city's fringes. Many of them were simply not counted, because it is unknown how many there were.
* January 1974 - Cyclone Wanda hit the Queensland coast and developed into a rain depression which ultimately resulted in the Brisbane floods * Christmas 1974 - Cyclone Tracy destroyed most of the city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory.
Darwin, Northern Territory. Cyclone Tracy; December 25 1974.
71 people were killed. Much of the city was destroyed. Many airplanes were destroyed at the airport. Many people left the city and never returned. Much of the city had to be rebuilt, making it a very different city to what it was before the cyclone hit.
70 percent of the buildings in Darwin had at least severe structural damage. 9,000 homes were destroyed, out of a city of 43,500 people living in 12,000 residences. Many buildings were not built to withstand cyclonic forces, despite being in the cyclone belt. The rebuilt city was totally different to how Darwin appeared before the cyclone. The cost was $ 800 million in 1974 Australian dollars.
Three quarters of the population of Darwin were left homeless. 9,000 homes were destroyed, out of a city which had 12,000 residences. Prior to the cyclone, Darwin had around 43,500 people, but after Tracy hit, approximately 30,000 were homeless.
Approximately 3000 houses remained standing. 9,000 homes were destroyed out of a city of 12,000 residences.