Shute Harbour wakes to destruction as town seeks to rebuild

The aftermath of Cyclone Debbie is beginning to sink in for north Queensland residents, with the port of Shute Harbour devastated by the wild storm. 

Video from the area reveals the remnants of the town, with roofs ripped from buildings, buildings collapsed, trees pulled from the ground and debris strewn across roads. 

Boats ripped from their moors have been washed ashore. (AAP)

At the marina pontoons have been snapped in half and the sails of moored boats have been shredded to pieces.

Whitsunday Regional Council mayor Andrew Willcox said the cyclone had left the area looking “like a…

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