Yolanda Smallwood
Flash floods in north Queensland have led to an entire town being evacuated and people trapped on a hospital roof.
Thousands have been evacuated but others remain stranded, in what authorities expect to be the Australian region’s worst-ever flood.
Extreme weather driven by a tropical cyclone has dumped a year’s worth of rain on some areas.
Images show planes submerged at Cairns airport, a crocodile seen in the middle of a town, and people fleeing in boats.
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