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NewsMail Morning Edition Sun 13 Apr, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » North Queensland hit with floods, power outages in Cyclone Ita's wake Residents in north Queensland are facing flooding and power outages as Tropical Cyclone Ita continues to make its way down the state's coast. The category one system is bringing torrential rain and winds of up to 100 kilometres per hour to areas from Port Douglas to Cardwell and could extend to Townsville and Mackay later on Sunday. A cyclone warning is current between Cape Tribulation and Mackay and flood warnings have been issued for several rivers on the far north Queensland coast. Queensland Premier Campbell Newman says he is relieved there has been no loss of life or injury so far and has urged residents to prepare for flooding. "I do want to stress this evening the threat is for flooding all the way down the coast heading down towards even the Whitsundays," he told ABC News. 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