00:00 The overwhelming force of nature escaping Barron Gorge.
00:07 The aftermath of tropical cyclone Jasper still delivering a drenching.
00:12 Flash flooding has cut roads, leaving thousands without power.
00:16 Repair crews can't get through.
00:19 No internet, no mobile, but luckily enough I bought a generator last weekend.
00:24 I've got the fridges running so I haven't lost any food and I can make a cup of tea.
00:28 In Mossman, unsuspecting locals who ventured out got stuck when rivers rose again.
00:34 We came over at the wrong time before I tied.
00:38 We thought we'd come and get some stuff from Woolies, but we just didn't time it right.
00:44 While residents are grateful they avoided major damage, there is still a lot of work left to do.
00:49 And with the amount of rain that's been pouring in the area, it's likely the clean-up won't be done for days.
00:55 The Bureau says the system is continuing westward.
00:59 It's expected to continue that way over the next 24 hours and possibly move into the Gulf at some stage early on Saturday.
01:06 In Cairns, some businesses reopened to welcome tourists.
01:10 We are used to this kind of weather in Japan. We have typhoon season, so it's OK.
01:17 The first cruise ship docked today.
01:20 It was a sort of race. The cyclone was coming and we were catching up with it and that was a bit ominous.
01:25 We've been prisoners on the ship for two and a half days. I need some exercise.
01:30 Tourism has lost 10% of school holiday traffic.
01:34 Across the region we've seen cancellations and lost bookings for a total of about $60 million worth of lost visitor expenditure.
01:42 But in true Far North Queensland fashion, locals always find a silver lining.
01:47 We've got plenty of gold beer in the fridge.
01:50 [laughs]
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