Road Repairs on Skids as Rain, Possible Cyclone Loom in North Queensland

Heavy rain has sparked fears roads hit by giant landslides might collapse as far north Queensland braces for more wild weather. Work has begun to clear debris strewn across the Douglas Shire’s Cape Tribulation Road network north of Cairns, including a giant 56m landslide. The area was one of the worst hit after ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper caused record flooding. But roadworks look set to be jeopardised by heavy rain with a tropical low – and possibly another cyclone – set to form in the Gulf of Carpentaria. “We have extensive landslides. We need extra crews to assist,” Douglas Shire Mayor Michael Kerr told AAP....