23K views · 417 reactions | Darryl Kelly was a trainee nurse on duty at Darwin Hospital the night Cyclone Tracy struck. He recalls how they kept the patients safe and how he and an orderly went on a rescue mission to the top floor to get the kids to safety, just in the nick of time. Download the ABC NEWS App: https://ab.co/abcnewsapp Subscribe to ABC Newsmail: https://ab.co/abcnewsmail | ABC Darwin | Facebook

Maxine, with her husband Brian and their 18-month-old, and 9-month-old, endured hours of Cyclone Tracy’s wrath huddled in their bathroom. They survived in their home in Jingili despite her Indigenous Aunties warning of pending disaster. Download the ABC NEWS App: https://ab.co/abcnewsapp Subscribe to ABC Newsmail: https://ab.co/abcnewsmail | ABC Darwin

62K views · 635 reactions | This week marks 50 years since Tropical Cyclone Tracy devastated Darwin and the Northern Territory. The cyclone claimed the lives of 66 people and destroyed much of Darwin. Head to the Bureau’s YouTube channel to hear from meteorologists who worked during Cyclone Tracy and experts who’ve studied it since: https://ow.ly/1hPb50UwkFI | Bureau of Meteorology | Facebook