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"Cairns airport has been closed in anticipation of record flooding in the far
north Queensland city as the state premier, Steven Miles, declared a “serious
weather emergency” in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper.
On Sunday afternoon Miles said flood levels in Cairns were expected to exceed
the previous record of 1977 and there were “significant concerns” for many
communities in the far north.
“We’ve seen rainfall in some places of almost 600mm with more to come,” he
said. “There are currently 10,500 people without power.”
Prime minister Anthony Albanese also posted a number of pictures of
extraordinary flooding on X, formerly known as Twitter, saying Cairns was
“dealing with significant flooding after Tropical Cyclone Jasper made
landfall.”
Emergency crews responded to calls after heavy rainfall battered towns, causing
power outages and trapping some people in their homes."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
