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State Disaster Coordinator Shane Chelepy has told reporters that teams are providing support to those trapped on a roof in Wujal Wujal.
As we flagged earlier, nine people – including a seven-year-old boy – are trapped on the roof of the Wujal Wujal clinic. Emergency crews have been unable to get to them because of low-lying cloud, intense rainfall and flooding.
Chelepy said:
We are providing support to those people now.
The safest place for those people right now is on the roof of that hospital until we can get emergency services in there.
– with AAP
8m ago18.31 EST
Qld floods: special swift-water rescuers respond to more than 370 calls for help
The Queensland SES has responded to more than 1,000 calls for assistance in the past 24 hours.
Meanwhile, Fire and Rescue swift-water rescuers have responded to more than 370 callouts during that time.
In a post to X/Twitter, QFES says crews remain “strategically positioned to ensure they are able to continue to respond”.
The deluge has continued in Far North Queensland and QFES crews have had their work cut out. The SES received more than 1,000 requests for assistance in the past 24 hours, while Fire and Rescue Service swiftwater firefighters responding to more than 370 callouts.
Our crews remain… pic.twitter.com/B6GKp4REwQ
— Qld Fire & Emergency (@QldFES) December 17, 2023Updated at 18.38 EST15m ago18.25 EST
Bruce Lehrmann defamation case enters final week
Lisa Wilkinson’s colleagues at Ten, including veteran media executive Peter Meakin, will give evidence today as the final week of the Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial begins.
Former Liberal party staffer Bruce Lehrmann arrives at the federal court in Sydney, as the final week of a defamation case he has brought against Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson begins. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP
You can follow the trial on our separate live blog with Amanda Meade:
Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial: executives from Ten to give evidence as final week beginsRead moreUpdated at 18.34 EST28m ago18.12 ESTQld floods: Cairns airport will not reopen today, all flights cancelled
A notice on the Cairns Airport website confirms operations will not recommence today.
Earlier, Cairns Airport CEO Richard Barker confirmed they could now access the runway, but he says a lot of debris has to be removed and the runway will have to be cleaned.
The notice reads:
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2023-12-17 18:22:22
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