A first-time mum has given birth a week early at a friend's amid flood-ravaged landslips and a six-day rainstorm in North Queensland.
abc.net.au/news/north-queensland-rain-forces-mum-to-give-birth-mountain-village/101863874A first-time mum cut off from hospitals has given birth to her first child during a six-day rain storm that has ravaged North Queensland.
The torrential rain has cut access to major roads and highways — including Ms McKay's mountain village. Ms McKay said not only did the community rally to help her to deliver her baby girl, they also helped get her out of her flooded-in home and to safety.The Eungella Range Road is cut in several places after landslides and rock falls.
Ms Turner and her daughter Dr Emma Sedlacek live in the township, but knew Ms Vetma could get there first.
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