Persistent heavy rainfall has triggered widespread flooding in northern Australia, leaving communities isolated, without power, and facing desperate conditions. The Bureau of Meteorology warns of continued heavy rain for days, with major flood warnings issued for several rivers. The State Emergency Service has responded to numerous calls for help, including swift water rescues. The Ingham area has been particularly hard hit, with floodwaters rivaling the 1967 disaster.
A persistent deluge is hitting rain-soaked northern Australia with floodwaters still rising, leaving some people isolated, without power and desperate for swollen rivers to subside. The heaviest rain has fallen between Lucinda to Townsville in northern Queensland as the Bureau of Meteorology warns the big wet will continue for days. Nearly 1,000mm of rain was recorded at Paluma Dam in Townsville in the last 48 hours, while Ingham has copped more than 400mm in the last day.
A 63-year-old woman died on Sunday when an SES boat helping people through floodwaters struck a tree and flipped in Ingham. Premier David Crisafulli said the flood disaster rivalled the 1967 emergency that completely submerged Ingham. "This is a big one," he told the Nine Network on Monday. "To put it into perspective, the 1967 flood which everybody talks about as the one in 100 years that was about 15.2m.
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