Photo gallery: aftermath of Cairns flooding

Jake Clark casts a line at Kamerunga - where a road used to be. Pic: Marc McCormack.

Acclaimed photographer Marc McCormack has shared a remarkable collection of photographs shot in the hours after suburbs of Cairns were drenched with flooding rains.

Some observers are calling it a "once in a generation" flooding event - and the clean-up for hundreds of residents and tourists is just beginning.

Marc captured this gallery of pics at the Redlynch Valley Tennis Club, the BIG4 Cairns Crystal Cascades Holiday Park and Kamerunga, where Jake Clark was casting for barramundi in the Barron River at a place where a road normally is!

Scroll down to see the Marc McCormack photo gallery

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Heavy rain has fallen across the far north caused by the remenants of Tropical Cyclone Nora. The Redlynch Valley Tennis Club sustained hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage as a torrent of water ripped through the valley last night. Treasurer Alison Obern with her son Wil are devastated as they had just completed a full upgrade of the club. Picture: Marc McCormack
Heavy rain has fallen across the far north caused by the remenants of Tropical Cyclone Nora. The Redlynch Valley Tennis Club sustained hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage as a torrent of water ripped through the valley last night. Treasurer Alison Obern with her son Wil are devastated as they had just completed a full upgrade of the club. Picture: Marc McCormack
Heavy rain has fallen across the far north caused by the remenants of Tropical Cyclone Nora. The Redlynch Valley Tennis Club sustained hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage as a torrent of water ripped through the valley last night. Treasurer Alison Obern with her son Wil are devastated as they had just completed a full upgrade of the club. Picture: Marc McCormack
Heavy rain has fallen across the far north caused by the remenants of Tropical Cyclone Nora. The Redlynch Valley Tennis Club sustained hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage as a torrent of water ripped through the valley last night. Treasurer Alison Obern with her son Wil are devastated as they had just completed a full upgrade of the club. Picture: Marc McCormack
Heavy rain has fallen across the far north caused by the remenants of Tropical Cyclone Nora. The Big 4 Cairns Crystal Cascades Holiday Park sustained hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage as a torrent of water ripped through the valley last night around 10pm. Reidents and tourists had to run to safety as the wall of water smashed everything in its path. Some tourists had to smash windows to escape their campervans as they got swept into trees and buildings. Picture: Marc McCormack
Heavy rain has fallen across the far north caused by the remenants of Tropical Cyclone Nora. The Big 4 Cairns Crystal Cascades Holiday Park sustained hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage as a torrent of water ripped through the valley last night around 10pm. Reidents and tourists had to run to safety as the wall of water smashed everything in its path. Some tourists had to smash windows to escape their campervans as they got swept into trees and buildings. Picture: Marc McCormack
Heavy rain has fallen across the far north caused by the remenants of Tropical Cyclone Nora. The Big 4 Cairns Crystal Cascades Holiday Park sustained hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage as a torrent of water ripped through the valley last night around 10pm. Reidents and tourists had to run to safety as the wall of water smashed everything in its path. Some tourists had to smash windows to escape their campervans as they got swept into trees and buildings. Picture: Marc McCormack
Heavy rain has fallen across the far north caused by the remenants of Tropical Cyclone Nora. Cleaning up, Russell Drayton, owner of the Big 4 Cairns Crystal Cascades Holiday Park which sustained hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage as a torrent of water ripped through the valley last night around 10pm. Residents and tourists had to run to safety as the wall of water smashed everything in its path. Some tourists had to smash windows to escape their campervans as they got swept into trees and buildings. Picture: Marc McCormack
Heavy rain has fallen across the far north caused by the remenants of Tropical Cyclone Nora. Cleaning up, Russell Drayton, owner of the Big 4 Cairns Crystal Cascades Holiday Park which sustained hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage as a torrent of water ripped through the valley last night around 10pm. Residents and tourists had to run to safety as the wall of water smashed everything in its path. Some tourists had to smash windows to escape their campervans as they got swept into trees and buildings. Picture: Marc McCormack
Heavy rain has fallen across the far north caused by the remenants of Tropical Cyclone Nora. The Big 4 Cairns Crystal Cascades Holiday Park sustained hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage as a torrent of water ripped through the valley last night around 10pm. Residents and tourists had to run to safety as the wall of water smashed everything in its path. Some tourists had to smash windows to escape their campervans as they got swept into trees and buildings. Picture: Marc McCormack
Heavy rain has fallen across the far north caused by the remenants of Tropical Cyclone Nora. The Big 4 Cairns Crystal Cascades Holiday Park sustained hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage as a torrent of water ripped through the valley last night around 10pm. Residents and tourists had to run to safety as the wall of water smashed everything in its path. Some tourists had to smash windows to escape their campervans as they got swept into trees and buildings. German tourists Anika Pohlmann and Nico Huibner escaped to the park owners double story residence with minutes to spare. They stay behind today to help with the massive clean up operation. Picture: Marc McCormack
Heavy rain has fallen across the far north caused by the remenants of Tropical Cyclone Nora. The Big 4 Cairns Crystal Cascades Holiday Park sustained hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage as a torrent of water ripped through the valley last night around 10pm. Residents and tourists had to run to safety as the wall of water smashed everything in its path. Some tourists had to smash windows to escape their campervans as they got swept into trees and buildings. SERS crews assist in the massive clean up operation. Picture: Marc McCormack
Heavy rain has fallen across the far north caused by the remenants of Tropical Cyclone Nora. Barbara and Andrew Jay of Cairns were two lucky to escape a s their caravan was swamped at the Big 4 Cairns Crystal Cascades Holiday Park which sustained hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage as a torrent of water ripped through the valley last night around 10pm. Residents and tourists had to run to safety as the wall of water smashed everything in its path. Some tourists had to smash windows to escape their campervans as they got swept into trees and buildings. Picture: Marc McCormack
Heavy rain has fallen across the far north caused by the remenants of Tropical Cyclone Nora. The Big 4 Cairns Crystal Cascades Holiday Park sustained hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage as a torrent of water ripped through the valley last night around 10pm. Residents and tourists had to run to safety as the wall of water smashed everything in its path. Some tourists had to smash windows to escape their campervans as they got swept into trees and buildings. Picture: Marc McCormack
Heavy rain has fallen across the far north caused by the remenants of Tropical Cyclone Nora. The Big 4 Cairns Crystal Cascades Holiday Park sustained hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage as a torrent of water ripped through the valley last night around 10pm. Residents and tourists had to run to safety as the wall of water smashed everything in its path. Some tourists had to smash windows to escape their campervans as they got swept into trees and buildings. Picture: Marc McCormack
Heavy rain has fallen across the far north caused by the remenants of Tropical Cyclone Nora. The Big 4 Cairns Crystal Cascades Holiday Park sustained hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage as a torrent of water ripped through the valley last night around 10pm. Residents and tourists had to run to safety as the wall of water smashed everything in its path. Some tourists had to smash windows to escape their campervans as they got swept into trees and buildings. Picture: Marc McCormack
Heavy rain has fallen across the far north caused by the remenants of Tropical Cyclone Nora. The Big 4 Cairns Crystal Cascades Holiday Park sustained hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage as a torrent of water ripped through the valley last night around 10pm. Residents and tourists had to run to safety as the wall of water smashed everything in its path. Some tourists had to smash windows to escape their campervans as they got swept into trees and buildings. Picture: Marc McCormack
Heavy rain has fallen across the far north caused by the remenants of Tropical Cyclone Nora. The Big 4 Cairns Crystal Cascades Holiday Park sustained hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage as a torrent of water ripped through the valley last night around 10pm. Residents and tourists had to run to safety as the wall of water smashed everything in its path. Some tourists had to smash windows to escape their campervans as they got swept into trees and buildings. Picture: Marc McCormack
Heavy rain has fallen across the far north caused by the remenants of Tropical Cyclone Nora. Jake Clark of Cairns fishing in the swollen Barron River, casts a lure for Barramundi where a road once was at Kamerunga. Picture: Marc McCormack

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