Waiting for Yasi to shred the threads of existence. Cartoon. Winds of up to 280km/hr.

Media reports advise people in North Queensland facing Cyclone Yasi to go to the smallest room in the house.

I can imagine that children listening will interpret this as the toilet and may panic if the whole family doesn't crowd into what is colloquially known as "the smallest room in the house".

 

Here's what the Emergency advice says: 

 

"Identify the strongest part of the house (usually the smallest room) and ensure everyone knows where this is in case you need to seek shelter in your home. "

Yasi is worse than Cyclone Mahina which left fish in trees.

Here's a video on Mahina I did from the State Library artefacts for Headstart a few years ago.