**This Emergency Alert has been cancelled.**

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An Emergency Alert (Watch and Act) has been issued for Redlynch, Brinsmead, Lower Freshwater and Kamerunga (Cairns) from the Cairns Disaster Management Group.

Rapidly rising water levels downstream of Copperlode Dam are starting to pose a threat to residents and properties near Freshwater Creek in Redlynch, Brinsmead, Lower Freshwater and Kamerunga. Residents are advised to warn neighbours and prepare to move to higher ground. 

For more information visit disaster.cairns.qld.gov.au or listen to local radio.