"Stranded and Warned: Flooding Hits Australian Tourism Hotspot"

Torrential rainfall and flooding caused by a tropical cyclone have left a key tourism area in Australia's far north in a state of emergency. The city of Cairns, a major tourist destination and gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, has been severely affected, with the airport closed and some aircraft underwater. River levels have reached over 10 meters (33 feet) high in some areas, and drinkable water is expected to run out soon. Nine people, including a sick child, are stranded on the roof of a clinic in an Aboriginal community. The flooding is expected to have a billion-dollar impact on the state's property sector and general economy.