Police say residents returning to their badly damaged homes wanted to be left alone to begin the clean up,
The seaside towns were among the hardest hit when the category five cyclone slammed into the coast late on Wednesday night.
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Police say the entire Tully Heads and Tully areas have been closed - the locals will wear marked wrist bands to gain access.
A C-17 Globemaster and two C-130 Hercules aircraft flew from Amberley Airbase to Cairns on Saturday with essential supplies.
There will be further flights on Sunday transporting such things as bottled water, baby formula, disposable nappies and tinned food.
Power restored for most in Cairns
Meanwhile, power is slowly being restored in Cairns and nearby towns.
Ergon Energy corporate communications manager Mark Timmerman said more than 11,000 homes were reconnected overnight and it's hoped that only 1,000 homes, possibly less, will be without power by Sunday night.
Mr Timmerman said the region covers Cairns and includes areas from the northern beaches to Gordonvale, about 25km south of major north Queensland city.
"We're down to about 9,500 still being off today," he told AAP.
"We are slightly ahead of where we thought we'd be at this stage. Our biggest issue by far is powerlines being down and fallen trees on powerlines."
"Localised flooding has also been an issue as it's made access difficult."
Mr Timmerman said other concerns were people using generators without approved connections and surface water.
"Unless they have approved switches in their home for generators to operate then they should not be using a generator on their home," he said.
Anyone who is without power but their neighbours have had their service restored, should log the concern with Ergon Energy on 132296, Mr Timmerman said.
