You will be seated throughout the emergency there are no beds.Smoking, consumption of alcohol and non-prescriptive drugs is prohibited.Water will be provided bring your own food.You may be locked in for more than 24 hours while the cyclone passes.If you don’t live in the RED, ORANGE AND YELLOW zones you will be refused entry.People should only evacuate when instructed to.Public Storm Tide Cyclone Shelters are designed to save lives. Check your family, friends and neighbours know what to do.if you have a pet, enough pet food for five days, a lead and/or crate.if you have very young children, enough nappies for up to five days, wipes, bottles, formula or baby food.toilet paper, face masks and hand sanitiser.mobile phone, charger and charged power bank.important papers (like ID, insurance papers and passports).tinned and packet food and bottled water to last five days.battery-powered radio to listen to warnings.Move cars to high ground away from trees.This will help remove electrical dangers when you come back. Be ready to turn off the power, solar, water and gas before you leave home.Empty and turn off fridges and freezers.Block toilets, sinks and drains with sandbags to stop sewerage backflow if you can.Lift important things onto beds, benches, tables, high shelves or upstairs to protect them.Put chemicals and poisons up high to stop them polluting the water.If you have no other options, stay informed for the location of public storm tide cyclone shelters to be announced in coming days, if required.If you have children make sure they are with you or an adult you trust.Consider booking accommodation outside the storm tide zones.This should be with family and friends in safer, ‘higher’ locations, outside threatened zones. Decide now where you will go if the storm surge starts. Power, water, phone and sewerage services could stop working.There will be flooding in low-lying areas. There will be lots of wind and rain from the cyclone.Roads could be blocked by fallen trees, powerlines or flood water from the cyclone.Big waves and sea water will travel a long way inland and through coastal creeks and rivers. This can flood and damage buildings, wash away roads and cars, and damage bridges.People in these places should prepare now for possible storm surge. Storm surge is a threat to life and property. The tsunami-like waves can go a long way inland. Storm surge is when coastal waters rise above highest tide levels because of a cyclone. Visit the Cairns Disaster Dashboard or use the Storm Surge Search to check if you are in a storm tide zone. Tropical Cyclone Jasper could cause a storm surge to properties in the RED, ORANGE AND YELLOW storm tide zones across the Cairns region. This warning is from the Cairns Local Disaster Management Group (LDMG). Advice as at 6pm, Sunday 10 December 2023.
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