Queensland's third cyclone in a week..

‘‘At the moment all we have to worry about is localised flooding because we’re getting a hell of a lot of rain up here,’’... ‘All the street are starting to turn to rivers. ‘The drains can’t keep up. ‘Right around the township area is swampland - once they fill up, the water has got nowhere to go and Kowanyama becomes its own little island.’’ Kowanyama Mayor Robert Holness said

Mr Holness said locals were unfazed by the cyclone, as the township had been isolated for three weeks and locals were stocked up on fuel and food.

‘‘It doesn’t really cause anything up here. We go through it every year, but if it gets any bigger than that we might start worrying.’’

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