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Century’s Largest Flood - North Queensland
December 24 , 2023
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- The Tropical Cyclone Jasper, has caused the largest flood in more than a century in Australia’s Far North Queensland.
- Two rain gauges recorded over 660 millimetres (26 inches) of rain in just 12 hours.
- It is breaking the previous all-time state record of 617 mm set in 1972.
- The Barron River at Myola experienced its highest flood levels in more than 100 years.
- The Daintree River exceeded major record flooding levels.
- It hit 15 metres — above the 2019 record of 12.6 metres.
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