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  Event Details  
  Event Title   Ayr, QLD: Cyclone   
  Event Category   Cyclone   
  GLIDE Number      
  Event Start Date   03/01/1988   
  Event End Date   03/02/1988   
 

Duration of Event

   1 day/s   
         
  Location  
  Zone   Queensland   
  Region   Ayr   
  Map   87   
         
  Human Casualties  
  People Killed   1   
  People Injured      
  People Affected      
  People Homeless      
  People Evacuated      
         
  Property Damaged   Damaged Destroyed  
  Buildings   20      
         
  Financial Cost  
  Insured Cost  
$2,300,000.00 
    
  Loss Assessment Cost  
 
    
  Commercial/Industry Cost  
 
    
  Total Cost  
$2,300,000.00 
    
  Cost Source      
  Cost Type      
         
  Information Sources  
  Source/s   Government Agency - Bureau of Meteorology
Business or Professional Association - Insurance Council of Australia 		  
  Description      
         
  Severity/ Impact      
  Impact Range      
         
  Details  
  Cyclone 'Charlie' affected the Ayr region causing some structural damage (4 houses partly unroofed & others with smashed windows) but the main damage to buildings was due to flood waters up to 2m deep which submerged many houses in the town. A man drowned near Sarina.

The sugar cane crop was badly damaged by wind and water largely contributing to a total agricultural loss of almost $20m (Dec1998 values). Beach erosion occurred between Bowen and Townsville and at Beachmont a dune breach allowed tidal innundation over 1800 ha of grazing land.