Cape York braces for ‘significant flooding’, remote communities evacuated
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper’s might is being felt in remote Cape York Indigenous communities with “significant flooding” expected across the region in the coming days.
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper’s might is being felt in remote Cape York Indigenous communities with “significant flooding” expected across the region in the coming days.
Hundreds of people will be airlifted out of their flooded Far North community today as Defence helicopters arrive in the heart of the disaster zone. It comes as the Premier said the Bureau of Meteorology could not have forecast the scale of the disaster.
Anthony Albanese will head to flooded Far North Queensland with Steven Miles, as new details are revealed about widespread devastation. One person remains missing in the area, with police finally reaching his home, destroyed by floods.
A father and son duo who swindled 303 senior citizens out of more than $260,000 by selling fake line dancing trips before changing their identities and going on the run for a year have been sentenced for the “deplorable” crime.
Child Safety Safety officers did not act on a warning that two little girls were in danger only 11 days before they died, a court has heard.
Helicopters attempting to rescue sick and vulnerable residents stranded in floodwaters in Far North Queensland have been turned back after encountering a wall of water as the deluge continues. One person is unaccounted for.
North Queensland has declared it is back open for business after Tropical Cyclone Jasper delivered a costly blow to the tourism sector, prompting tens of millions of dollars in cancellations.
A man is dead and thousands are still without power after a supercell storm comparable to a category 3 cyclone hit late Friday, with 190,000 lightning strikes and 170km/h wind gusts recorded.
The clean-up has begun in Far North Queensland as floodwaters in some areas subside, but the Bureau of Meteorology has warned the continued downpour could see rivers and creeks rise again.
One in four properties are blacked out and major flood warnings are in place after ex-tropical cyclone Jasper dumped as much as half-a-metre of rain.
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