Heroic Flood Rescues in Queensland as Town Evacuation Postponed

Five people - including two children - were rescued at Mount Molloy after spending the night on their roof.

Holloways Beach resident Lisa Methven watches the storm across the Coral Sea as Cyclone Jasper approaches landfall in Cairns in far north Queensland on December 13, 2023. A tropical cyclone was building strength as it rolled towards northeastern Australia on December 13, with authorities warning "life-threatening" floods could swamp coastal regions for days. Photo by Brian Cassey / AFP

The evacuation of a flooded town has been postponed but wet weather has not stopped some heroic rescues in far north Queensland.