Some areas are relying on supply drops from helicopters and planes as they brace for what may be a long wait for inundated roads to clear
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Flood-hit communities may be isolated for more than a week in northern Australia after more rain was forecast for an already sodden region.
Heavy rainfall that has lashed the north Queensland coast for days has spread west, cutting off towns near the Gulf of Carpentaria.
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