The Jasper ordeal is not over yet according with the system still “spinning” out in The Gulf of Carpentaria and may re-form into a cyclone once it interacts with the monsoon surge coming next week
Is it the Christmas spirit or just the Far North spirit? Flood-smashed tourism operators are digging to deep, giving to charity and running on next to nothing to ensure the region’s industries get back on track.
Far North Queenslanders have been hearing them louder and prouder than ever — it’s the one species that is thriving through cyclonic flood inundation.
The number of homes impacted by flood damage has been revealed — but it’s the extent of the road damage that could cost the region billions.
These are the dramatic scenes of people rescued by boat from disintegrating homes in Holloways Beach as they arrive at Barron River bridge, met by loved ones.
The residents along Lake Placid Road, Caravonica have had their homes “totalled” by flood water and say it’s helped them “realise what really matters”.
Streets have become waterways in Mossman as the river broke its banks at 3am Wednesday morning, flooding peoples homes. Watch the video.
Homeless men at Four Mile Beach were planning to camp out in public toilets on the beach if their tents could not withstand the storm.
Tiffiny Lynn has been thrown off a lighthouse, shot in the back, run over by a bus, kidnapped, and fallen off a cliff; so when it comes to a cyclone she’s not going anywhere.
The verdict of the 29-year-old Mareeba man charged with trying to have illicit sex with three underage girls and telling them he wanted to have sex with their babies has been handed down.
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