Rescue for Stricken Town as High Cost of Cyclone Mounts theepochtimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theepochtimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Up to 400 residents trapped in the cut-off town of Wajul Wajul, 340km north of Cairns, will be airlifted by helicopter at 8am local time and taken to drier land in Cooktown.
LIVE: Evacuations underway for flood-ravaged towns, Cairns Airport reopens as town told to boil water skynews.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from skynews.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
No food, no water : Desperation in flood-isolated communities thenewdaily.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thenewdaily.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Residents in flood-hit communities will soon be able to apply for financial support. It comes as troops continue to work to evacuate a community in far north Queensland.