Cyclone Debbie: Bowen area 'looks like a war zone,' mayor says

Queenslanders are waking up to a huge clean up following the "monster" cyclone Debbie, as the now ex-tropical cyclone still brings heavy rain as it works its way through the state.

A QLD town devastated by Debbie Source: SBS

Queenslanders have woken up to assess the extent of Cyclone Debbie's destruction, which has weakened to a tropical low.

What we know

• Residents have woken up to fallen power lines, uprooted trees and blocked roads.
• More than 63,000 homes and businesses still without power.
• No deaths and few reports of injuries.
• Authorities have received 600 calls for help but the number could rise to the thousands.
• Around 200 tourists remain stranded on Daydream Island.

• Some isolated communities are still out of contact.
• Two fishermen have been rescued after their boat ran aground.
• Over 1000 emergency and defence personnel are set to enter the disaster zone.
• The Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says economic losses are huge.

What are the current dangers?

The Bureau of Meteorology downgraded Cyclone Debbie to a tropical low but weather conditions remain severe.

• aging winds and heavy rain  continue to lash the Central Coast, Whitsundays, Central Highlands and Coalfields districts.
• Widespread falls of up to 250mm are expected, with flash flooding possible in areas including Mackay, Yeppoon and Emerald.
• Major river flooding is likely from Ayr to as far south as the NSW border.
• Mackay's Pioneer River could break its banks but homes are not expected to flood.
• High tides could exceed yearly maximums.