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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Rafqa Touma

Queensland tourism takes estimated $60m hit as floods leave towns isolated

Far north Queensland’s tourism sector has been hit with an estimated $60m in holiday cancellations as extreme weather and widespread flooding swamps the region at the start of the summer holiday season.

Numerous towns, from Cooktown to Innisfail, have become isolated by flood waters and the Cairns airport has closed after the severe flooding emergency continued to unfold on Monday.

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