Cyclone Debbie - look back at RNZ's coverage

Look back at RNZ's live coverage of Cyclone Debbie as it hurtled into the Australian mainland, bringing pounding rain and damaging winds to northern Queensland.

• Cyclone Debbie has been downgraded to a category three tropical cyclone.
• It made landfall between Bowen and Airlie Beach in northern Queensland.
• More than 48,000 people lost power in the region. Homes have been damaged and trees have been brought down.
• A man in Proserpine has been seriously injured by a falling wall.
• The storm earlier battered Hamilton Island, with wind gusts of up to 262km/h, and has been lashing the Whitsunday Islands. The extent of the damage is unclear.
• Tens of thousands of people in low-lying areas have been urged to evacuate to safer ground.