More torrential rain has struck North Queensland, further delaying the region's recovery. The current threat of flooding has subsided but weary residents are being told to stay alert.
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00:00A key North Queensland bridge now a mangled mess.
00:06After another day's long deluge, Magnetic Island's infrastructure is crumbling.
00:11The island copped over 172 mils last night and that is causing all kinds of headaches
00:16for us.
00:17The bridge was shattered in last month's flooding emergency.
00:21Unable to withstand yet another downpour, it's been reduced to rubble.
00:26We do understand that there is frustration over there, but after speaking with the council
00:30just now we know that it is a priority for them.
00:32The North Queensland region copped a powerful overnight drenching on top of already record
00:38breaking rain yesterday.
00:40Cardwell Gap has recorded 453mm, which is a new March daily rainfall record for that
00:46location.
00:47The Sugar Cane Shire is sodden again.
00:50Ingham residents woke to a sheet of water.
00:53It just feels like it's all happening again, eh?
00:55Café owner Dominic Zaghini was hit hard in last month's flooding emergency.
01:01We lost over $50,000 worth of stock at the front.
01:05With access to the lower Herbert cut, he'll have to spend the night on his café kitchen
01:10floor.
01:11I snuck in this morning, I went home and had a rest in my own bed last night and the rain
01:18just didn't stop.
01:19He's not the only frustrated commuter left stranded.
01:22The Bruce Highway is cut yet again.
01:25I went in town in the first place to work and now I'll be stuck here.
01:28It's definitely surrounded by this and I'm not sure if it's even safe to stay in the
01:32van and stuff because of all the wetlands so I'll probably have to fork out some money
01:35on a hotel.
01:36The Weather Bureau has cancelled the severe weather warning for North Queensland's tropical
01:41coast.
01:42The local councils want residents to stay alert.
01:46Sand is still available for people who worry about the rain that's to come in the days
01:53ahead.