Article 2HEES Cyclone Debbie rescue efforts hit by flooding amid 'phenomenal' rain

Cyclone Debbie rescue efforts hit by flooding amid 'phenomenal' rain

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Joshua Robertson
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Category-four storm has damaged thousands of north Queensland properties and communities face days without power

" Police search for owners of cars found in floodwaters - as it happened

Cyclone Debbie has damaged thousands of north Queensland properties, leaving some residents homeless in communities that face days without power after being cut off by floodwaters.

The Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, said the scale of Tuesday's disaster was "significant" and it would take months for the communities worst hit by the category-four cyclone to recover.

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