North Queensland floods: entire town of Wujal Wujal to be evacuated after residents trapped on rooftops

Wujal Wujal residents take shelter on the local health clinic roof as heavy rain continues to cause flooding in far north Queensland. Photograph: Supplied to Matt Nicholls, editor Cape York Weekly

Authorities are planning to evacuate the entire far north Queensland Indigenous community of Wujal Wujal as the region’s flooding emergency continues to worsen.

Nine people, including a child, spent the night trapped on the roof of the local health clinic before they were able to self-evacuate on Monday morning during a temporary reprieve in water levels.