Police officers have given dogs some Christmas treats after they were left stranded in Far North Queensland during the flooding.
Stray dogs in Wujal Wujal were left in the community after residents were evacuated when they became stranded due to a “wall of water” hitting the town.
Police officers went through the town with large bags of dog food to give the animals food and water.
Dogs gathered to find the food and receive some pats after they went through a rough time during the floods.
Two Australian Defence Force Chinooks flew into the rural community of Wujal Wujal, about 115 kilometres north of Cairns, where up to 300 people have been stranded for days.
“That community has never seen water through Wujal Wujal like that and the pace that that water came through at,” Deputy Police Commissioner Shane Chelepy said.
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Holloways Beach in Cairns’ north was one of the worst-hit suburbs.
One road gave way completely, forcing locals to kayak across in an attempt to reach their flooded homes, several of which were uninsured.
