Remote Cape York Peninsula Braces for Flooding as Cyclone Jasper Could Intensify

Published on December 21, 2023

Eight days after arriving, ex-tropical cyclone Jasper is still impacting the far north and could yet intensify again on Christmas Day. People were forced to flee their homes and seek refuge on rooftops after Jasper crossed the coast mid-last week, causing record rainfall and flooding. Almost 40 communities are still isolated, with Kowanyama in the remote Cape York, a peninsula located in far north Queensland, now on high alert. Major flooding is set to impact the community from Dec. 16 with vulnerable residents evacuated to Cairns as a precaution. Ex-tropical cyclone Jasper is currently in the Gulf of Carpentaria, causing showers and thunderstorms across the Cape’s north....

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