Article 6H461 Ex-Cyclone Jasper: warning of ‘life-threatening’ flooding as storm batters far north Queensland

Ex-Cyclone Jasper: warning of ‘life-threatening’ flooding as storm batters far north Queensland

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Jordyn Beazley
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More than 36,000 homes without power but BoM downgrades storm to tropical low despite warning of more rain and high winds

Far north Queenslanders faced damaging winds and life-threatening flooding after Tropical Cyclone Jasper made landfall and moved inland.

Minor flood warnings were issued for the Daintree, Tully, and Mulgrave rivers on Wednesday but the Bureau of Meteorology downgraded the storm to a tropical low.

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