CYCLONE YASI: ONE YEAR ON - PART 4 (RESIDENTS)

CYCLONE YASI: ONE YEAR ON - PART 4 (RESIDENTS)

Port Hinchinbrook's Bruce Chalmers defied official advice to leave, and battened down the hatches with his nearest and dearest in his wine cellar.

Cardwell's 87-year-old Maxine Millwood told the nation she was too old to start again: now, back in her reconstructed beach-front home, she is happy to turn her back on her million dollar views.

Tully's Emily Sorbello, mother of Cassowary Coast councillor Ross, has lived through dozens of cyclones, including three category fives. But nothing prepared her for Yasi, which destroyed her home and left her in fear of her life.

On February 3 last year, the biggest cyclone in memory smashed into the Far North Queensland coast. Residents lost their homes, farmers lost their crops and businesses lost their livelihoods.

How is the impact zone faring one year on? Meet the battered but unbowed heroes of cyclone Yasi. Watch our Yasi Anniversary video reports at http://www.cairns.com.au/cyclone

Producer Isaac Egan
Executive Producer Simon Crerar

Photography:
Tom Lee, Marc McCormack, Mike Watt
Liz Gallie, Margaret Thorsborne, Lynne Scafidi,
Sean Davey, Rob Parsons & Julie Lightfoot

Special thanks:
Bruce Chalmers, Maxine Millwood, Emily & Ross Sorbello

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