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North Queensland flood emergency continues with Ingham cut off
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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2/5/2025
The flood emergency continues in North Queensland, with the risk of further flash flooding today. The community of Ingham remains cut off, and flooding has caused major issues for the town's water supply.
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While life is getting back to normal here in Townsville, the situation about an hour
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and a half north at Ingham is still dire.
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Floodwaters have devastated the town and isolated it from the rest of North Queensland.
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The Herbert River remains stubbornly high, but authorities say help has started to arrive.
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Army helicopters have been delivering resources, including food and generators.
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Water supply has been re-established after it was cut off this morning.
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Power remains a major issue in Ingham after the local substation was inundated.
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Urgent assessments are underway to determine how quickly it can be brought back online.
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Hinchinbrook Mayor Raymond Jayo says the level of inundation has made it challenging for
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local authorities to act until now.
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We haven't been able to do anything.
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If there's any criticism out there that we've reacted slowly, I'm here to tell you that
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we couldn't.
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We've got no access, we've got floods, water had not receded.
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We've got no power, we've got no food, we've got no nothing until today.
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We are here.
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We have lots to do.
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We are not going anywhere until it's done.
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Power, water, phone, cleanliness, getting you back on your feet.
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The federal government says the Defence Force will help to build a temporary crossing over
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the next two weeks at Olara Creek on the Bruce Highway.
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That's a crucial road link between Townsville and Ingham that was washed away earlier this
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week.
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The Commonwealth has also announced extra financial assistance for residents who've
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lost income during this flood crisis.
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So there's been some good news today for residents, but there's still a long way to go and a lot
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of work to do in these hardest hit communities.
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