Australia, North Queensland
Floods kill 2 people and wreak havoc in Australia’s Queensland after monsoon rains
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Monsoon rains unleashed flooding in Australia’s Queensland that have claimed the lives of two people as the week-long deluge dropped months of rainfall in a few days, devastating small rural towns on the state’s north coast.
“For the second time in six years, Townsville has been hit by a ‘once-in-a-century’ flood, sending a surge of sediment, nutrients and pollutants toward the Great Barrier Reef,” marine biologist Jodie ...
The town of Ingham and its surrounds went underwater after the Herbert River broke its banks. With the floodwater gone for ...
Flooding continues over much of northern Queensland, with major flooding from Cardwell to Ingham, and there is still no end ...
Flooding in Australia has inflicted "incredible" devastation on communities across northern Queensland, the state's premier ...
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North Queensland bananas sold at a discount despite extensive floodingThe Australian Banana Growers' Council says more than five million bananas are eaten every day in Australia. Chairman Leon Collins, who farms near Tully, said major retailers were offering bananas at ...
Oakey Army Aviation Base personnel have been deployed to the North Queensland to help with the flood recovery effort near the ...
Hundreds of millimetres of rain is again possible in parts of North Queensland after February 2025 kicked off with one of the ...
More than 1,400 claims have been lodged so far, with numbers expected to rise as floodwaters recede. The ICA has indicated ...
Australia’s largest provider of transport and logistics insurance, NTI, has already received claims for truck and marine ...
The risk of widespread heavy rainfall has reduced for flood-ravaged north Queensland, but there is still the potential for ...
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