Residents warned to go to 'high, dry places' ahead of Cyclone Debbie

By Rachel Clun and Jorge Branco
Updated March 27 2017 - 8:06am, first published 7:48am
Bowen SES controller David Thicker said they had about 20 volunteers and many police assisting with the evacuation. Photo: Rachel Clun
Bowen SES controller David Thicker said they had about 20 volunteers and many police assisting with the evacuation. Photo: Rachel Clun

Bowen has a population of about 10,000 but space for only 800 in its cyclone shelter, prompting a warning for residents in flood-prone areas to leave the region entirely before Cyclone Debbie crosses the north Queensland coast, likely Tuesday morning.

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