It was only last week that a builder could finally plan for the rebuild to begin. Seventy per cent of properties in Kalbarri have been damaged according to authorities as 31,500 Western Power customers continue to be without electricity. People were in bathtubs asking for help and nobody can do anything until the red alert is over and the SES can start attending to the calls.. Kalbarri resident Ella Curic told ABC Radio the town had been flattened, with the roof torn off the local pub and police station. There have been more than 270 requests for assistance from the cyclone-impacted area and Mr Klemm said it was important property owners called the State Emergency Service line on 132 500 to log any damage. It is a short drive from the town of Hanalei and has been a popular destination for tourists since it opened its doors in 1971. The orientation of the Jet Stream a high-altitude band of strong wind was such that the storms edge tracked right along hundreds of miles of Alaskas coastline, causing severe damage. Wayne Forrest owns an IGA and said his store is a " a complete mess.". Kalbarri resident Ella Curic told ABC Radio the town had been "flattened", with the roof torn off the local pub and police station. There was an error submitting the form. Western Power says more than 17,000 homes are without power, but crews will have to wait for conditions to improve before they can restore it. Among them is single mother-of-two Rebecca Bond, who last night sheltered in the bathroom under mattress with her two young children. "The structural damage to the houses is great. "There's been no income and we've had to lay off any workers that we had working there.". Carnarvon One Mile Jetty was badly damaged by cyclone Seroja. Road crews are still working hard to reopen highways with both the North West Coastal Highway and Great Northern Highway still shut. Facebook has a facility for people to let their friends know they are safe. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. The police station, pub and caravan park all suffered extensive damage. Ms Bond said when it was safe to finally emerge she opened her bedroom door to find the whole ceiling had collapsed on the ground. My 17-year-old grandson and I were out on my boat as we were very concernedwe had to keep pulling and tightening ropes as the tide came in to save it. The town has been crunched by this cyclone, so at the moment we are coordinating our troops for the clean-up of debris, infrastructure, trees things like that. More than 800 properties damaged 32 destroyed by cyclone Seroja So there were major impacts, obviously. Northampton Shire has no power in its townships of Kalbarri, Binnu, Horrocks, Port Gregory and Northampton. "Obviously, while there are challenges, it presents opportunities to rebuild better than ever. Mr McGowan said the biggest threat had now passed, and attention had started to shift to recovery efforts, which will be bolstered by the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Seroja Slams Australia The small coastal town on Horrocks, west of Northampton, saw structural damage to homes and businesses including roofs lost but emerged relatively unscathed. The Department of Communities has set up three evacuation centres at the Irwin Recreation Centre in Port Denison, the Carnarvon Civic Centre and at the Shark Bay Recreation Centre in Denham. The resort experienced only minor damage which was quickly repaired with assistance from volunteers in the area. And is that actually going to hit Alaska, do you think? Its, historically, the water is not warm enough. I dont know where to start from here We are just going to have to rally together and help each other out, she said. Authorities have warned the heavy rain may cause flooding. Tens of thousands of West Australians have had a sleepless night after Cyclone Seroja made landfall last night, leaving a trail of damage and power outages. Rick Thoman: Without the very warm ocean water, you just dont get these tropical cyclones.