Cyclone Debbie 'to be worse than Yasi' as tourist dies in storm zone

By Toby Crockford
Updated March 27 2017 - 4:05pm, first published 3:37pm
The core of Cyclone Debbie was expected to generate wind gusts of up to 240 kilometres per hour. Photo: Earth
The core of Cyclone Debbie was expected to generate wind gusts of up to 240 kilometres per hour. Photo: Earth

Cyclone Debbie is expected to have more severe winds than Cyclone Yasi did in 2011, with the now-category 3 storm claiming its first life on Monday. 

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