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Tropical Cyclone Ita slams into northern Queensland
Today (late-Friday local time), Tropical Cyclone Ita slammed into the north Queensland coast, making landfall near Cape Flattery.
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Today (late-Friday local time), Tropical Cyclone Ita slammed into the north Queensland coast, making landfall near Cape Flattery.
Torrential rain has hit Queensland, leaving four people dead and thousands of homes under water. Several towns and cities have been flooded, including the state capital, Brisbane.
A tropical low pressure system has brought stormy weather to Queensland, Australia, during Tuesday, with reports of a tornado in the city of Townsville.
Australia floods: In the Queensland town of toowoomba today, John Tyson laid to rest his 13-year-old son Jordan Rice. It was the first funeral for victims of the floods which hit Queensland last week.
Jonathan Miller reports from Toombawoomba, where Jordan Rice, 13, was buried today with his mother, in the first of the funerals for the victims of last weeks floods.
Jordan Rice is not a name you’ll instantly recognise – but his actions during the Queensland floods will live long in the memory, writes Channel 4 News Young Blogger Louise Jones.
Brisbane and other devastated areas of Queensland face rebuilding on a scale of “post-war proportions” after flood levels in the city peak. Jonathan Miller reports from Australia.
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Hundreds of people have been rescued from floods in Northern Australia, after a cyclone triggered a month’s worth of rain in a single weekend.
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