Thankfullythe island was not as badly hit by the cyclone as expected. Queenslandpolice have told us that allresidents are okay, althoughpowerhas beencutandthe phonelines are down.
Tao Duanfang, a commentator for Sohu news portal, is baffled at how North Korea has switched from making telephone overtures to US President Obama to threatening to cutphonelines at the border post in Panmunjom.
"The phonelines were cut, my children were called names in the street and a pensioner jabbed my son in the ribs and blew cigarette smoke in his face, " he said.