Jee and Sunthorn although escaped the Queensland Great Flood in Dec-Jan, they now have to brace against Cyclone Yasi, which is a lot bigger than Larry that hit Qld in 2006. Let's hope that Lucks are on their side again.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/infographics/storify.htm?id=preparations-for-cyclone-yasi
Dear friends,
Dee and I are in for a rough ride for the next 24 hrs.
Thanks for emails and all the prayers.
This imminent cyclone Yasi has just been upgraded to Super Cyclone (Category 5, highest rating) early this morning. Wind speed at 295 km/hr. It is the mother of all cyclones ever in Australia, 5 times bigger than Larry (2006)which wiped out the town Innisfail and 3 times bigger than Tracey (1974) that annihilated Darwin.
Dee and I stayed at home today battening down the hatches, bunkering down and preparing all survival essentials to sustain us for at least one week. We had been thru' Larry, hence we know the drill.
This evening (Bkk time) at 7 pm while you all settle down for dinner, Yasi will have slammed our coastline just south of Cairns and another hour to Atherton another hour to ride out the eye (35 km wide) and some 2 hours for the tail to pass. You may take a peek the weather map. It is really bigger than Ben Hur.
The worst case scenario for us will be losing the roof over our heads because the house roof was only designed for Cat 4. Perhaps, it will give us the chance to start building our house all over again.
I am not concerned about the shop as it commercially built with all steel structures.
Self-preservation is the order of the day at the moment.
Will write to you all later.
Cheers
Jee and DEE
4 comments:
Dear Jee,
Wishing you and Merridee a safe passage through this cyclone. We had been hoping that it would not come your way, and our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Ying
Hi Jee,
It is really scary to read your report on the impending perils. We all pray that you and your family come out of this nightmare alright.
Best regards,
Wichit
Jee and Dee,
I do not envy you. I hope you have good insurance on your home and if worse comes to worst, you will get a new home.
I am familiar with what you are going through. We have hurricanes come this way often and big ones almost every few years. What I do is batten the house down, and take my family and drive up north. One year all the hotels up north were full and I went and hang out with Vute’s brother Pi Vicha and his family in Dallas for a few days. I did not even know them well but Vute made the arrangements for me. There were many trees around my house (at the time, I already sold the house) and I was concerned that they will fall into my house, which had happened before. I remember walking around the house, saying good-bye to things, touching my daughter’s beloved piano thinking that it might be all wet and/or flooded when we get back. But knowing I had to leave because my life is more important.
I have never been through category 5 before and to me it is going to be scary. I hope you know our thoughts and prays are with you and your family and that you are safe. Please keep us posted.
Take care.
Jeab
Jerry and Dee,
This is just a thought...but should you two go stay at your shop instead of at your house? Do you think it might be safer there? In any case, I wish you two had got in your car and drove south instead of staying at home.
I am concerned. Anyway, take care and please keep us posted.
Jeab
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