Heute stand ein Bericht in der Zeitung das um Cairns einiges überspült worden ist:
FLOODS and mudslides have again isolated cities and towns in far north Queensland, cutting roads and forcing people to be evacuated as record rains continue to batter the region.
Cairns was last night totally cut off – an island in a sea of floodwater – as the Bruce Highway to the south, the Kuranda Range Rd to the west and the Captain Cook Highway to the north were all under water.
The wild weather has isolated the towns of Port Douglas, Daintree Village and Mossman.
Four homes in Mareeba were evacuated yesterday as the Barron River threatened to break the 10m mark and Tinaroo Dam flowed 1.6m over the spillway.
"We'll hang around until the last minute," said Mareeba resident Len Gear, loading his possessions on to a truck. "But we don't want to get caught out like last time (in 2000) when it went two metres over the spillway and we copped the lot through the house.
"I'm keeping my legs and fingers crossed."
Cairns has recorded 181mm, its heaviest rainfall for any period in two years, while Mareeba got 170mm between 9am on Tuesday and 3pm yesterday.
Nearly half a metre of rain fell in Port Douglas. The 446mm deluge was the highest daily rainfall for the town since 1911.
Many towns along the coast and ranges between Cardwell and Cooktown have recorded more than half their average monthly rainfall for March, despite being only six days into the month.
Daintree Cafe owner Dennis Sinkovich said the village itself had been "cut off and surrounded by crocodiles".
"The floodwater is not so much of a problem, but because there are so many crocodiles lurking about, you don't risk crossing it," he said
"All the tour companies have pulled the pin. The ferry is not running, the road is cut in several spots between here and Port Douglas, so everyone has their feet up, having a rest day."
A spokeswoman for Queensland Rail said the Tilt Train, the Sunlander and the Kuranda Scenic Railway had all been affected by the rain and flooding.
The rail corridor between Townsville and Cairns was cut and QR was encouraging passengers to change their travel bookings, the spokeswoman said.
Further north on Cape York, emergency supplies have been flown to Coen and Kowanyama.
The weather bureau has issued flood warnings for the Daintree, Barron, Mulgrave and Russell rivers, the Tully and Murray rivers, the Upper Herbert River and for coastal streams between Cooktown and Cardwell.
Police and emergency services in Cairns were critical of motorists disobeying road closure signs as numerous cars became stranded and needed to be rescued.
"We have just had at least four vehicles float off the (Captain Cook) highway after people have crossed barricades," said police.
Meteorologist Matt Pearce said more heavy rain was on the way.
"It has been a fairly quiet wet season across far north Queensland so far this year, but it looks like things have finally kicked into gear as the monsoon trough has shifted northwards," he said.
"The monsoon trough is lying near the northern tip of Cape York. Moist southeasterly winds to the south of this trough have been forced upwards by the hilly terrain, resulting in very heavy rainfall.
Das zweite ist eine warnung über Crocs in Mackay
HEAVY rains have brought a crocodile into ponds at a popular public park at Mackay on the central Queensland coast.
The Environmental Protection Agency has warned the public to avoid the goose ponds in John Breen Memorial Park until wildlife officers trapped and removed the 2.5m estuarine crocodile.
Wildlife manager Joe Adair said staff last spotted the crocodile in the park yesterday morning.
"It's about 2.5m long, and it's in a popular public area, so it's been assessed as a problem crocodile," Mr Adair said.
"We have put up a recent sighting warning sign, and will set a trap early next week.
"People using the parklands should give the ponds a wide berth and stay away from the trap."
Mr Adair said crocs were often affected by monsoonal rains.
"Floodwaters can displace crocodiles and wash them downstream," he said.
"Crocodiles might also move about looking for a quiet place to wait for floodwaters to recede."
People are urged to be cautious around water, and to never approach or provoke a crocodile.
puhhh...surrounded by crocs, meine persönliche horrorvorstellung 
