Cyclone Lusi (Explanation)

Last week New Zealand got a warning that Cyclone Lusi was approaching. It was due to hit Auckland last weekend. A cyclone can cause heavy rain and strong wind and a lot of properties can get damaged. For those who don’t what a cyclone is really well, well it is similar to a tornado.

In a cyclone people have to get everything inside and pack a safety kit just incase the cyclone is severe.

We all thought that the cyclone was going to be severe, but it wasn’t as bad as expected. It rained for like three days and the wind was not so bad. Cyclones can be really dangerous and scary most of the times. It can also cause storms and sometimes lightning. Everyone has to stay inside and keep safe if a cyclones hits the place they’re at.

How you can prepare for a cyclone? Well you can pack any secure objects from outside just incase they go flying around. You can also pack a safety kit and store food and water. Another important thing to pack is obviously clothes. Trim any treetops and branches outside your house just incase it falls on top of your house and you may get hurt.

When a Cyclone hits you have to stay inside and stay safe. Cyclones can destroy your house and all is left is trees, rubbish and damaged stuff.    

A lot of dangerous and scary things happen during a cyclone, like floodings, storms, falling tree, huge waves and sometimes high tides can create a tsunami. It’s really important to prepare for a cyclone or even hurricanes. The possibilities in a cyclone is power cuts and deaths and for us kids to have no school.

After a cyclone hits there are a lot places full of debris and trees all over the place. But we were really lucky because the cyclone wasn't bad as expected. The cyclone is now heading off to hit Wellington (The capital of New Zealand). We’re just hoping that when it hits Wellington its not that bad!