One person is confirmed dead in floodwaters in north Queensland, with intense rainfall leading to 'dangerous and life-threatening' conditions. Follow live.
One person is confirmed dead in floodwaters in north Queensland , with intense rainfall leading to "dangerous and life-threatening" conditions.
"They're putting themselves at risk and also any people who have to rescue them at a later point at risk as well." It's somewhat of a tradition for locals to head to the pub 200kms north of Townsville in their tinnies when the water rises."The good thing was it was slowly rising which gave us a good chance to prepare ourselves," he tellsHe's only owned the pub in the town surrounded by cane fields on the road out to Lucinda for about six months.
"Listen to the expert advice of our emergency services and the other experts that do this modelling and make those recommendations for people to to leave."The substation has been switched off for public safety.Ergon Energy's Ben Sanderson says how long power is out for depends on when the network can be safely assessed.This footage from Felicity Beaven shot this afternoon shows tyres and irrigation parts being picked up by floodwater in her backyard in Bluewater.
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