Australia

Cyclone brings floods, cut-off tourist towns, crocodile sightings in Australia’s northeast

Jasper dumps months’ worth of rain in the far north of Queensland state over the weekend

Residents cross floodwaters by boat in Cairns after flash floods swamped northeastern Australia. Photograph: BRIAN CASSEY/AFP via Getty Images
Residents cross floodwaters by boat in Cairns after flash floods swamped northeastern Australia. Photograph: BRIAN CASSEY/AFP via Getty Images
Mon Dec 18 2023 - 08:12 • 3 MIN READ

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