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How many people were killed when Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin?
In Darwin, 65 people got killed in Cyclone Tracy, either killed in the city or drowned at sea.
What are some cyclones?
Cyclone Tracy (Darwin 1974)Cyclone Larry (Innisfail: 2006)Cyclone Mahina (Bathurst Bay: 1899)Cyclone Fran (Bundaberg: 1993)Cyclone Wanda (dumped hundreds of mm of rain upstream in the Brisbane River, leading to the 1974 Brisbane floods)Arguably, the most famous cyclone was Cyclone Tracy. It devastated Darwin on Christmas Eve in 1974, "officially" killed 65 people (16 at sea) and injured 650. Nearly 70% of homes were destroyed. Some 35000 people had to be evacuated. The damage bill was $800 million dollars.
Which was the largest cyclone in the world?
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.
Why did no one leave Darwin when cyclone Tracy hit?
It is not true that no-one heeded the warnings - just too few. Many took precautions to try and secure their homes, but a large number simply did not believe the cyclone would hit. For a start, it was Christmas, and no-one believed a disaster could disrupt Christmas. Secondly, several cyclones had threatened Darwin in recent years, but none of them had made landfall. Many people assumed that Tracy would follow the same pattern of the previous cyclones.
What was done to prevent the disaster of cyclone Tracy?
The meteorological department issued an alert that a tropical cyclone could occur. It was later confirmed that it was a tropical cyclone. Several warnings were issued to the people of Darwin to evacuate the area and facilities were provided by road and air. The Defense Force and the Royal Australian Air Force were called to help in the evacuation to prevent disaster due to cyclone Tracy.
What caused Cyclone Tracy?
A cyclone - which is the Australian name for a hurricane - caused Cyclone Tracy. It actually began as a tropical depression in the Arafura Sea, north od Darwin. It developed into a small, but very intense tropical storm, which then developed cyclone status, passing right over Darwin on Christmas Eve 1974.Cyclones are intense low pressure systems which begin rotating and form a central eye. Part of the reason for the high damage level was the unpredictable way that Tracy moved. It had been travelling south-west, but turned 90 degrees to the south-east and headed straight for Darwin, catching many people by surprise.See the Related Link ' Cyclone Tracy Website' below and follow the links within the site to learn about how all cyclones develop and how Tracy behaved over the hours leading up to and following landfall.
What does cyclone Tracy have to do with Christmas?
Cyclone Tracey hit Darwin, Australia on the 24th of December(CHRISTMAS EVE) and killed 65 people.
How many people lived in Darwin when Cyclone Tracy hit?
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.
When did the first cyclone ocure?
Nobody knows. Cyclones have been around longer than there have been people to record them.
What happened when cyclone Tracy happened?
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.
How did the people of Darwin react to cyclone Tracy?
There were quite different individual reactions. For example:Ignoring the warnings - many residents chose this option because there had been previous threats of cyclones, yet Darwin had not actually been hit by a cyclone for many years, and it was also Christmas Eve - surely they wouldn't be hit at Christmas?!Heeding the warnings and taking the suggested precautions for securing items and preparing for loss of services, e.g. water, electricity.Evacuating early, before the cyclone hit.After the cyclone had hit, the general feeling was disbelief and shock. People were quickly evacuated, and a great many of them (who were mostly transient workers) never returned.
Why wasn't Darwin ready for cyclone Tracy and how did they fix this?
Darwin should have been ready for Cyclone Tracy. Numerous warnings were issued prior to the cyclone making landfall. The problem was that many people ignored the warnings. There had been a number of cyclobe warnings for many years, all amounting to nothing as the cyclones moved away from the coast, so people had become complacent. Also, it was Christmas Eve - no-one believed that a cyclone would hit on Christmas Eve. They could not fix that particular problem at the time, but now, evacuation plans are more definite, with police having greater powers to forcibly remove people from their premises in the face of imminent danger.
