Flooding in Australian Tourism Hotspot Leaves People Stranded
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A car inundated with water after Tropical Cyclone Jasper made landfall in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, on Dec. 15.
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A key tourism area in Australia’s far north has been inundated with life-threatening flooding after days of torrential rainfall in the wake of a tropical cyclone.
Major flood and strong wind warnings have been issued across several areas in Queensland state by the Bureau of Meteorology, with river levels reaching more than 10 meters (33 feet) high in some areas.