Good afternoon. Cairns airport is submerged in water, the ADF has been called in and all major state roads and rail have been cut due to severe flooding across far north Queensland.
The Barron River catchment has recorded 2,200mm of rain in the last week, causing a spill of flood water – and some saltwater crocodiles – in several locations. The Douglas Shire mayor, Michael Kerr, said he had “never seen anything as bad as this”.
