PM Albanese says defence force assistance has been activated.
Roads are cut off, tourism regions hit.
Severe flooding following a cyclone has inundated potentially hundreds of homes in North Queensland tourism regions including Cairns, destroyed main roads and even caused the evacuation of a remote town.
The damage has rendered some houses uninhabitable, triggered landslides and insurance claims, and swamped agricultural land growing everything from bananas to avocados.
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Liam Walsh writes on investigations and companies with The Australian Financial Review. He has won multiple media awards, worked in Japan and is now based in Brisbane. Email Liam at liam.walsh@afr.com.au
