"Record Rainfall Submerges Queensland Airport, Unleashing Crocodile Chaos"
Originally Published 2 years ago — by BBC.com
Flash floods caused by tropical cyclone Jasper have submerged parts of northern Queensland, with planes stuck on Cairns airport runway and a 2.8m crocodile captured in floodwaters. The evacuation of Wujal Wujal's 300 residents was called off due to adverse conditions, and intense rainfall is expected to continue for another 24 hours. No deaths or missing people have been reported so far, but hundreds have been rescued, homes inundated, and essential services disrupted. The state of Queensland expects this to be the worst flooding on record, with rivers yet to peak and estimated damages exceeding A$1bn.