A flood emergency is unfolding in Far North Queensland with residents evacuated and homes going under water.
Five days of torrential rain has turned roads to rivers, cutting off some areas just days after Cyclone Jasper, with more on the way.
Some areas copped more than 400 millimetres of rain in just six hours today, on top of more than half a metre in the past 24 hours.
Rivers and creeks are breaking their banks with Cairns Airport closed for the second time in a few days, a week before Christmas.
Some planes have even gone underwater.
( 9NEWS )
