Rain still soaking far north Queensland in Australia

Rain continued to drench Australia's far north Queensland, with several areas receiving more than 500 millimeters of rain in the past three days, local media reported on Thursday. Authorities were monitoring several rivers, as rain continued to fall at several towns in far north Queensland, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News reported. Flood warnings are still in place for rivers and streams between the towns of Cooktown and Cardwell in Queensland. The Babinda Boulders, south of Cairns, in far north Queensland, has once again recorded the highest rainfall, with 237 mm since 9: 00 a.m. local time on Wednesday. Weather bureau spokesman Bill O'Connor said more than 450 mm of rain had been recorded in the Tully River catchment in Cairns in the past three days. "We are forecasting with the rainfall that we've seen through that area that it's potentially going to reach about eight meters later on today (Thursday)," he told ABC News. "There will be minor flooding associated with that," he added. Weather bureau spokeswoman Alicia Duncanson said there was a flood warning for coastal rivers and streams, with the Tully River expected to peak later on Thursday. Meanwhile, the wet conditions have caused the cancellation for the Kuranda Scenic Railway service in west of Cairns for a second day.