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Nine people are trapped on a hospital roof in a remote Far North Queensland community today as the flood emergency continues in the region.
Five days of torrential rain has turned roads to rivers, cutting off some areas just days after Cyclone Jasper, with more on the way.
Among the thousands of residents impacted are nine people who are stranded on a hospital roof in the remote First Nations community of Wujal Wujal, about halfway between Cooktown and Port Douglas.
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They took shelter there overnight to flee rising floodwaters.
A further seven people have taken shelter on a nearby roof.
There are also four people trapped on rooves in nearby Degarra and are waiting to be evacuated.
Emergency services are likely to send an aircraft will be sent to the area and they will be winched to safety.
Meanwhile, there is concern about the water supply in the Cairns regions as flood debris blocks key infrastructure and residents fail to turn off taps.
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Pipes at treatment plants have been blocked by debris washed into the system by the deluge over the past three days.
There is a warning of further heavy rain today, with floodwaters forecast to rise across the region.
The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast up to 400 millimetres can be expected in coming hours.
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Major flood warnings are in place for the Daintree, Mosman, Barron, Johnson, Tully and Herbert rivers. Moderate flood warnings have been issued for the Mulgrave and Russell rivers.
Some areas copped more than 400 millimetres of rain in just six hours yesterday, on top of more than half a metre in the previous 24 hours.
Cairns Airport closed for the second time in a few days, a week before Christmas.
Some planes have even gone underwater.
Authorities will decide at midday today whether it will remain closed.
Premier Steven Miles yesterday described the situation as "very serious" and warned of more flooding.
He announced yesterday that the government had sent boats from the State Emergency Services, firefighters, and police, as well as Surf Lifesaving and small Navy vessels, to help.
After hitting the Queensland coast on Wednesday as a category 2 system, Jasper rapidly weakened into a tropical low as it made its way over the state.
Thunderstorms and heavy rains have continued to batter some areas.
