Flood rescues continue in Australia's far north

Rescue teams on Tuesday evacuated a flood-ravaged town in northeastern Australia, racing to airlift hundreds of people to safety.

Queensland police disaster coordinator said rescue helicopters were preparing to evacuate the entire town of between 250 and 300 people. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that four military helicopters had been deployed to help the evacuation.

Queensland has been battered by damaging winds and driving rain in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Jasper, which barrelled in off the Coral Sea late last week. Damage was reported along an expanse of coastline that stretched about 400 kilometers across northern Queensland.