Authorities are doorknocking thousands of homes across Townsville as intense rainfall and flooding continues across north Queensland. Follow live.
Police are doorknocking thousands of homes across Townsville as intense rainfall and flooding continues across north Queensland .will broadcast regular warnings on ABC Radio. You can find more information, including a map of all the warnings, by"I'm pleased to advise at the moment we have no loss of life, which is very pleasing," he says.
"But it's that area just north of Townsville or in Townsville through to about Innisfail that we're most concerned about at the moment."Mr Collopy says the situation is continuing to evolve rapidly, with two-to-three day rainfall totals in excess of 1,000mm possible The third system is "well out in the Coral Sea" and has a moderate probability of forming into a tropical cyclone, but is not expecting to impact the Queensland coast.
"I know how resilient people in north and Far North Queensland are, but resilience doesn't mean apathy," he says. Jeanette Fielden and her husband Dale have lived in their Mourilyan home for 19 years, after losing their previous house in town to Cyclone Larry.“I’m not really worried because I’m used to what happens here,” she says.“Probably the most I’ve seen here for the 19 years I’ve lived here,” she says.
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