Flash floods in north Queensland have led to an entire town being evacuated and people trapped on a hospital roof.
Images show planes submerged at Cairns airport, a crocodile seen in the middle of a town, and people fleeing in boats.
Hundreds of people have been rescued - with many homes inundated, power and roads cut off and safe drinking water dwindling.
Queensland Premier Steven Miles told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation the natural disaster was “about the worst I can remember”.
Nine people - including a sick child - spent the night on the roof of the hospital after emergency crews were unable to reach them.
He later said a planned evacuation on Monday had to be called off due to bad weather, and that another attempt would be made on Tuesday morning local time, ABC reports.
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