Cyclone Marcia damage: central Queensland begins clean-up as floods threaten south

Australian defence force to help cyclone-hit towns in central Queensland on Saturday as the region begins counting the cost of cyclone Marcia Seven hundred Australian defence force (ADF) soldiers are being sent to the worst hit areas from cyclone Marcia to help locals in the aftermath of the destructive category five storm. The Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, said the ADF was ready to send separate batches of soldiers from Townsville and Brisbane to Rockhampton and Yeppoon, which were...