Many were left homeless or experienced loss of life!
No. Cyclone Tracy affected only the far north of Australia.
Cyclone Tracy, which struck Darwin, Australia, on December 25-26, 1974, affected approximately 50,000 people. The cyclone caused widespread destruction, destroying around 70% of the city's buildings and leaving many residents homeless. The disaster resulted in 71 fatalities and significant damage to infrastructure and services in the region.
Yes, Cyclone Tracy was a tropical cyclone.
Cyclone Selma came before Cyclone Tracy.
No. Cyclone Tracy was an a very intense but abnormally small cyclone.
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.
The area most affected by Cyclone Tracy in Darwin in 1974 was the northern suburbs, particularly the areas of Ludmilla, Wagaman, and Nightcliff. These areas experienced the strongest winds and suffered the most damage during the cyclone.
In Darwin, 65 people got killed in Cyclone Tracy, either killed in the city or drowned at sea.
- Its a feminine cyclone because its name is TRACY. - Tracy was a girl i knew
Cyclone Tracy, in 1974, did not destroy any crops. When the cyclone made landfall, the eye of the cyclone centred over Darwin, so the worst damage was the devastation of houses and other buildings. The area around Darwin was affected to a much more limited sense, and Tracy did not bring heavy rains often associated with cyclones.
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35,000 people were evacuated prior to the cyclone hitting but i don't know how many people survived.