Clean-Up Continues as Queensland Braces for Another Cyclone

‘There is a significant risk that this system will impact the Queensland coast during next week - a severe impact is possible.’

A supplied image shows farm staff removing over ripe fruit from trees damaged in the wake of Cyclone Jasper at Skybury Farms near Mareeba in Far North Queensland, December 21, 2023. Farmers are reporting significant crop losses and a long recovery ahead across far northern Queensland after Cyclone Jasper. AAP Image/Supplied by Skybury Farms

Still recovering from a tropical cyclone, far north Queensland is bracing for another to make a “severe impact” as rain persists in the flood-hit region.

A massive clean-up effort is finally gaining momentum after record flooding caused by Tropical Cyclone Jasper devastated the area before Christmas.