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Beds may have been scarce, supermarket shelves bare and the water supply "dwindling". But the far north Queensland...

Beds may have been scarce, supermarket shelves bare and the water supply "dwindling". But the far north Queensland...

Beds may have been scarce, supermarket shelves bare and the water supply "dwindling". But the far north Queensland...

Beds may have been scarce, supermarket shelves bare and the water supply "dwindling". But the far north Queensland...

Beds may have been scarce, supermarket shelves bare and the water supply "dwindling". But the far north Queensland...

The Cairns Post

Residents in flood-hit communities will soon be able to apply for financial support. It comes as troops continue to work to evacuate a community in far north Queensland.

A second attempt to evacuate the town's almost 300 residents will be undertaken Tuesday, however their destination, Cooktown, is already low on food and supplies.

Residents in flood-hit communities will soon be able to apply for financial support. It comes as troops continue to work to evacuate a community in far north Queensland.

The first group of about 20 people were airlifted to safety Tuesday from a remote flood-ravaged community in northern Queensland amid a major rescue operation by the Australian military.