Heroic Flood Rescues in Queensland as Town Evacuation Postponed

Published on December 18, 2023

The evacuation of a flooded town has been postponed but wet weather has not stopped some heroic rescues in far north Queensland. At one stage a local used a mustering helicopter to save people from a hotel rooftop after record flooding and rainfall hit the region in the wake of ex-tropical cyclone Jasper. The entire town of Wujal Wujal north of Cairns – all 300 people – was at one stage set to be evacuated on Dec. 18 after some were trapped on roofs, including a seven-year-old at the local hospital. However, Australian Defence Force helicopters will attempt to relocate the majority to Cooktown from early Tuesday, Dec. 19, after wet weather sabotaged their plans....

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