Emergency workers have rescued more than 20 people from floodwaters after torrential downpours in far north Queensland.A landslide on Monday at Ellis Beach cut-off the Captain Cook Highway, while several other major roads including the Gillies Highway have been blocked because of localised flooding, say police.
About 20 people had to be rescued on Monday night after becoming trapped between two causeways near Cairns, says the Department of Community Safety.
Another man had to be rescued from the back of his ute on Mission Beach early on Tuesday morning.
"SES units from Cairns, Gordonvale and Babinda have assisted in the rescue of about 20 people from floodwater in Little Mulgrave," the DCS told AAP.
"They were in cars trapped between two causeways where water flows quite rapidly," a DCS representative said.
"We also rescued a man from the back of a ute near Mission Beach.
"No one was injured." Read More
