Destruction of roads will push up costs for produce such as mangos and bananas. Follow the latest updates liveEntire town of Wujal Wujal to be evacuatedCyclone Jasper: how did it cause so much rain?Queensland tourism takes estimated $60m hitGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastCommunities urged to exercise caution amid ‘huge volumes of water’QFES commissioner Steve Smith has also made some comments on the flood situation up in Queensland.There’s still huge volumes of water moving down through the systems, so at different points on the water, in the water catchments, they’re going to have rises. So we need people to stay informed, and they’ve done a great job in doing that. So we want that to continue with the support from community.No. So we have commenced a search and rescue investigation into that. Degarra was one of the communities we couldn’t get into yesterday, but we have been speaking to a local man where there were a number of rescues completed yesterday in Degarra. So we have dispatched the water police vessel this morning, which left in the early hours of this morning and is on the way to that location. And in addition to that, we’ve now got rescue helicopters going that way as well. Continue reading…
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Author : Stephanie Convery
Publish date : 2023-12-18 21:14:00
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Australia news live: more rain expected in far north Queensland; major bushfire in north-west NSW
