Cairns airport has been closed in anticipation of record flooding.
Some areas of flood-ravaged Far North Queensland have been hit with a third of their annual rainfall in a 24 hour period, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
As areas of the North Tropical Coast continue feeling the after-effects of ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper, widespread heavy downpours have inundated the region with flash flooding.
A clean-up is currently underway at Cairns Airport, with hopes it will be inspected and open by Tuesday morning, which would allow resources to be transported from Townsville.
Cairns Airport is an international airport in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Formerly operated by the Cairns Port Authority, the airport was sold by the Queensland Government in December 2008 to a private consortium. It is the seventh busiest airport in Australia.