Minister Defends Late Flood Warnings in Far North Queensland

Published on December 20, 2023

Federal Emergency Management Minister Murray Watt has defended the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) amid criticism of severe flood warnings in far north Queensland. Floods following ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper left far north Queensland residents stranded, with about 2,000mm of rain falling in some areas over the past seven days. BOM released a video update on Dec. 16 indicating the coastal rainfall intensity was decreasing, leading to the removal of severe weather warnings in some areas. The residents in Holloways Beach, Cairns, expressed outrage that they received a flood warning on the morning of Dec. 17 after being isolated. Federal member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch joined the chorus of criticism against the bureau....

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