
People Rescued as Jasper Weakens to Tropical Low
Published on December 14, 2023
People have been rescued from rising floodwaters as Tropical Cyclone Jasper weakens to a tropical low after hitting the Queensland coast. The season’s first cyclone made landfall as a category 2 system near Wujal Wujal, north of Cairns, on Wednesday night, bringing destructive winds of about 100km/h and heavy rainfall. The system was downgraded to a tropical low overnight, however, intense showers, thunderstorms and damaging wind gusts are set to continue in the north as it moves inland on Thursday. People were forced to flee their homes as trees were uprooted and power lines damaged with up to 300mm of rain causing flooding....
