Roads Reopen After North Queensland Region Hit Hard by Cyclone

But it may be some time before hundreds of people return to their homes.

Barron Bridge along the Captain Cook Highway is closed due to flooding in Cairns in Far North Queensland on Dec. 18, 2023. AAP Image/Nuno Avendano

Roads are finally reopening in flood-hit far north Queensland, three weeks after Tropical Cyclone Jasper struck the region.

But it may be some time before hundreds of people return to their homes after being evacuated from an Aboriginal community north of Cairns.