North Queensland floods: nine people trapped on hospital rooftop in Wujal Wujal, Cairns airport closed
by Ben Smee, Andrew Messenger, Emily Wind and Austral from Environment | The Guardian on (#6H76D)
Attempts to rescue those trapped on hospital roof being thwarted by continuous rain that is stopping helicopters attending
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Nine people, including a child, are trapped on the roof of a health clinic in the remote north Queensland community of Wujal Wujal, which has been cut off by rising floodwaters caused by ex- Tropical Cyclone Jasper.
Some areas of far north Queensland have exceeded 120-year-old flood records, with reports of hundreds of people seeking assistance from authorities.
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