Qld: 'Wet towel' blankets north Qld

AAP General News (Australia)
02-04-2009
Qld: 'Wet towel' blankets north Qld

By Petrina Berry

INGHAM, Qld, Feb 4 AAP - Flood-bound north Queensland is braced for another cyclone,
but deputy premier Paul Lucas reckons the region's so wringing-wet already it can't take
any more.

"It's like pouring water over a wet towel," Mr Lucas told AAP on a visit to the most
drowned area around Ingham, between Townsville and Cairns on Wednesday.

"If we get another cyclone that dumps more water the ground can't take any more."

Ingham has copped another 366mm of rain over the past 24 hours, on top of more than
400mm dumped in the …