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Residents willing to leave Indigenous town to be taken to Cooktown, as restocking of essentials begins in parts of far north Queensland damaged by floods
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The first military support has arrived in the isolated Indigenous community of Wujal Wujal, in far north Queensland, as authorities try for a second time to evacuate hundreds of residents inundated by flood water.
An earlier evacuation effort was abandoned on Monday afternoon due to dangerous weather conditions that prevented helicopters from safely accessing the region. The evacuation is expected to last until Tuesday night and may continue on Wednesday.
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