'Tying up the banana trees': North Queensland prepares for Cyclone Kimi
'Tying up the banana trees': North Queensland prepares for Cyclone Kimi We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss 4.42pm Normal text size Advertisement As the wind picks up, the rain increases and the seas become rougher, north Queensland residents are making their final preparations for category two Tropical Cyclone Kimi to make landfall. The warning zone extends from Innisfail to Ayr, including Lucinda, Palm Island and Townsville, with the system 30 kilometres east-south-east of Cairns and 195 kilometres north of Townsville. Cyclone Kimi is hangin...