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| More than 40 people rescued from flooding around Cairns | More than 40 people rescued from flooding around Cairns |
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| More than 40 people have been rescued from flooding in the Cairns area following heavy rains in the aftermath of former cyclone Nora. | More than 40 people have been rescued from flooding in the Cairns area following heavy rains in the aftermath of former cyclone Nora. |
| Cairns council warned residents of dangerous flood levels on the Barron river at Caravonica, Kamerunga and Lake Placid. “Properties in this area may experience flooding as a result of heavy rainfall overnight combined with a high tide this morning,” the warning said. | Cairns council warned residents of dangerous flood levels on the Barron river at Caravonica, Kamerunga and Lake Placid. “Properties in this area may experience flooding as a result of heavy rainfall overnight combined with a high tide this morning,” the warning said. |
| Cairns caravan park devastated after it was hit by flood waters last night. 42 rescued after a river broke its banks. pic.twitter.com/tbr7hhHXoM | Cairns caravan park devastated after it was hit by flood waters last night. 42 rescued after a river broke its banks. pic.twitter.com/tbr7hhHXoM |
| The council urged residents to get ready for flooding, and again warned motorists not to drive through roads covered by water. | The council urged residents to get ready for flooding, and again warned motorists not to drive through roads covered by water. |
| The State Emergency Service rescued 42 people from two caravan parks inundated overnight. | The State Emergency Service rescued 42 people from two caravan parks inundated overnight. |
| “We’re flooding up to the van, the water is absolutely raging, we are seriously in trouble,” a caller from the Big4 Caravan park said in a video played on the Nine Network. | “We’re flooding up to the van, the water is absolutely raging, we are seriously in trouble,” a caller from the Big4 Caravan park said in a video played on the Nine Network. |
| An SES spokesman, Sean McGuinness, told Nine on Tuesday that emergency crews had received numerous triple zero calls. | An SES spokesman, Sean McGuinness, told Nine on Tuesday that emergency crews had received numerous triple zero calls. |
| “Swift-water people were sent in first and flood-boat crews were tasked to assist for that situation, just because of the number of people that were reported,” he said. | “Swift-water people were sent in first and flood-boat crews were tasked to assist for that situation, just because of the number of people that were reported,” he said. |
| He said the water had gone down quickly but several people lost property. | He said the water had gone down quickly but several people lost property. |
| “Some people did have the opportunity to get their belongings up and safe, but a lot of reports are from the people that had come to our SES headquarters was in regards to the fact that their belongings were still in the caravans,” McGuinness said. | “Some people did have the opportunity to get their belongings up and safe, but a lot of reports are from the people that had come to our SES headquarters was in regards to the fact that their belongings were still in the caravans,” McGuinness said. |
| A March record of 593mm of rain fell at Port Douglas after Nora crossed the western coast of Cape York as a category-three storm early on Sunday. More than 260mm of rain fell in 24 hours in Cairns. | |
| Townsville faces storms, heavy rain and potential flash floods on Tuesday as the weather system from ex-cyclone Nora moves south. A severe weather warning will likely remain in place until the rain stops, which the Bureau of Meteorology forecasts will happen on Wednesday. | |
| Nora is forecast to hang around the Gulf of Carpentaria before heading back towards the Northern Territory later in the week. The bureau is predicting 50mm to 100mm of rain around the gulf on Tuesday. | Nora is forecast to hang around the Gulf of Carpentaria before heading back towards the Northern Territory later in the week. The bureau is predicting 50mm to 100mm of rain around the gulf on Tuesday. |
| Ten schools and 10 childcare centres will be closed while damage is assessed and repairs undertaken. At Pormpuraaw, which was hit hard as Nora made landfall, Ergon Energy is trying to reconnect power to 230 homes. | Ten schools and 10 childcare centres will be closed while damage is assessed and repairs undertaken. At Pormpuraaw, which was hit hard as Nora made landfall, Ergon Energy is trying to reconnect power to 230 homes. |
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