The Department of Immigration has released photos of the damage caused by rioters at the detention centre on Nauru.
The riot, which began as a peaceful protest before turning violent on Friday, caused $60 million in damage and left four people in hospital.A security guard, who does not want to be named, says asylum seekers took over the centre, gained access to a kitchen and armed themselves with knives and steel bars.An Immigration Department spokeswoman says detainees burned buildings to the ground, including accommodation blocks which can house 600 people.The health centre and the dining room were also destroyed.A Federal Government spokeswoman says tents and marquees are being set up to house the asylum seekers on the site where a new permanent detention facility is being built.