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A bar restaurant is seen past fallen branches in Palm Cove as Cyclone Jasper approaches landfall near Cairns in far north Queensland on Dec. 13, 2023. Brian Cassey/AFP via Getty Images
A 10-year-old girl is fighting for life after being struck by lightning as more wild weather descended on Queensland causing major flooding in Cairns.
The girl was injured at a private property in Beerwah on the Sunshine Coast at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday during severe thunderstorms due to ex-cyclone Jasper.