Destruction Down Under, damage and beauty seen worldwide

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA (NEWS 1130) – Amid the destruction of crashing waves and dominant winds Down Under, the collapsed roofs and snapped trees are not the only images being shared worldwide.

#CycloneDebbie is trending on social media with as much force as the storm, itself.

NASA captured the early stages of Cyclone Debbie on March 24, 2017, and it was visible from the International Space Station en route to the Queensland coast.

Boasting 260 km/hr winds, the powerful Category-4 storm made landfall with a 12-foot tide. The 100 kilometer wide cyclone dropped more than a months’ worth of rain on the Queensland coast in a hour, according to meteorologists.

One woman joked, “no flying sharks, yet,” referencing the popular film series “Sharknado.”

There were glimpses of beauty amid the damage. Images like a soaked and weathered white Cockatoo foraging in battered and wet greenery. Alix Sweeney shared the shot with The Telegraph.

A battered and weathered looking Cockatoo stands amongst fallen branches during cyclone Debbie in Airlie Beach, Queensland.

Or the video of a snow-like Sarnia Beach, as shared by Daniel Pollock with the Sydney Morning Herald.

And, LiamW said boxing Kangaroos, while not an unlikely sight in Australia, may have underestimated Debbie’s punch on the beach.

There are plenty more videos and images to come in the aftermath and cleanup.

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