Animals fight for survival in far north Queensland after ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper brings days of heavy rains, saturating parts of the region. The rain is forecast to continue over the next 24 hours, with some areas already hit with more than a metre and water levels expected to break 1977 records.
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Video captured by a drone shows the extent of flooding after communities in north Queensland were inundated by flood waters and heavy rain in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper. Numerous towns, from Cooktown to Innisfail, have become isolated by flood waters, with all major state roads and rail in the region cut. Cairns residents have been asked only to use water for emergency purposes.
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