Defence force deployed to north Queensland flood zones as thousands remain without power and supplies run low
by Ben Smee, Emily Wind, Andrew Messenger and Henry B from Environment | The Guardian on (#6H795)
Rain is finally easing, but emergency alerts remain for parts of the state's far north, with communities from Cooktown to Innisfail cut off by record flood waters
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The Queensland premier has praised incredible acts of bravery" in the state's far north, where some communities remain cut off by flood waters and are desperate" for military intervention as their supplies run low.
Hundreds of people have already been evacuated - including 15 people who gathered on a hotel roof - with 150 ADF personnel and four military helicopters providing assistance to the region as it recovers from ex-Cyclone Jasper.
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