Cyclone aftermath brings wettest day on record for Cairns

Unrelenting rain has caused widespread flooding in Queensland's far north. Emergency alerts have been issued for several areas including Cairns.

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00:00 Parts of far north Queensland have received more than half a metre of rain over the past

00:07 24 hours and that is set to continue for some time yet.

00:12 I'm here in the Cairns suburb of Caravonica where there is significant flooding happening

00:18 at the moment.

00:19 Cars are pushing through trying to get to their homes or leaving the area.

00:25 We're seeing four wheel drives pushing through water right up against their bonnet.

00:31 Early this morning residents across Cairns were sent an emergency text message telling

00:37 them to move to higher ground.

00:40 Parts to the north and west of the Cairns area have also been told to move to higher

00:47 ground.

00:48 That's residents in the Mount Malloy, South Edge, Coranda, Byboora and Mareeba area.

00:55 People in the Barron River and Mations Beach area are at particular risk of flooding.

01:02 Roads are cut across the region.

01:05 There is no respite from this rain and it looks set to continue for some time yet.

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