Remote Cape York Peninsula Braces for Flooding as Cyclone Jasper Could Intensify

‘These are towns that do get isolated for long periods of time during monsoonal events - they are well practised at this.’

Holloways Beach resident Lisa Methven watches the storm across the Coral Sea as Cyclone Jasper approaches landfall in Cairns in far north Queensland on Dec. 13, 2023. Brian Cassey/AFP via Getty Images

Eight days after arriving, ex-tropical cyclone Jasper is still impacting the far north and could yet intensify again on Christmas Day.

People were forced to flee their homes and seek refuge on rooftops after Jasper crossed the coast mid-last week, causing record rainfall and flooding.