LIVE GALLERY: Cyclone Jasper in pictures

DOUGLAS SHIRE DAMAGE

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Giant tree topples at Dougies Backpackers Resort. Picture: Dougies Backpackers Resort
Pre-cyclone scene: The deserted Port Douglas Marina, where boats have been relocated upriver. Picture: Newsport - Jamie Jansen
Before the cyclone hits, boats seek refuge from the impending storm by relocating from the marina to the safety of the upriver. Picture: Newsport - Jamie Jansen
Pre-cyclone preparations. Picture: Newsport - Jamie Jansen
Prior to the cyclone's arrival, a deserted Surfy bears witness to pre-cyclone preparations. Picture: Newsport - Jamie Jansen
Pre-cyclone preparations Macrossan Street. Picture: Newsport - Jamie Jansen
A foreboding sky looms over Four Mile Beach before the cyclone strikes. Picture: Suzanne Robson
Wednesday, 5:30 am, Four Mile Beach, captured just before the arrival of Cyclone Jasper. Picture: Penelope B
Elevated tides mark the approach of Cyclone Jasper toward landfall.Picture: Newsport
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Wednesday morning scene captured just before Cyclone Jasper makes landfall. Picture: Newsport
Water level rises near the Tin Shed in Port Douglas. Picture: Newsport
Tree taken out in front of Iron Bar Wednesday afternoon. Picture: Newsport
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A flooded Junction Bridge. Picture: Liz & Ray Micallef
A flooded Bonnie Doon Road. Picture: Liz & Ray Micallef
The Four Mile walkway at Pullman Resort, a popular venue for weddings, destroyed by cyclone Jasper. Picture: Pullman Resort Port Douglas
Picture: Instagram @_celestialfay
Cyclone Jasper damage in the Daintree/Cape Tribulation Picture: Sent in by Newsport reader
Cyclone Jasper damage in the Daintree/Cape Tribulation Picture: Sent in by Newsport reader
Power pole taken down at Four Mile beach near Nautilus Street. Picture: Newsport
Picture: Marilyn Davidson
Picture: Marilyn Davidson
A big old raintree came down on Albatross Street. Picture: Chris Scrivens
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Old guy centre shop looking precarious after the cyclone. Picture: Samantha C Ross
Old guy centre shop looking precarious after the cyclone. Picture: Samantha C Ross
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Picture: Deby Rudell
Picture: Supplied
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Tree on powerlines on Old Port Douglas Road. Picture: Newsport
Tree on powerlines on Old Port Douglas Road. Picture: Newsport
Tree on powerlines on Old Port Douglas Road. Picture: Newsport

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