Rain is forecast to continue drenching soaked catchments around Ingham and Townsville for another day amid flooding that has already claimed one life.
A woman died today when an SES boat capsized in Ingham and thousands of people have been told to evacuate their homes.More heavy falls are forecast across parts of North Queensland that have already recorded more than 500 millimetres of rain in recent days.Heavy rain is forecast to continue drenching North Queensland for at least another day as thousands flee from floods that have already claimed a life.
Residents of six Townsville suburbs were given a midday deadline to leave their homes. Most complied.A woman was killed when an SES boat struck a tree and capsized in Ingham, about 110 kilometres north of Townsville at about 9:20am on Sunday. "We were just holding out and holding out, and the police knocked on the door and said, 'You've got to go,'" Ms Kinnest said.At Ingham, where rising waters in the Herbert River are combining with torrential rain, conditions are threatening to produce a flood as big as that which occurred in 1967.
Thousands of homes are without power, including in Ingham, where a substation was switched off for public safety due to rising floodwater.Supplied: Ergon EnergyA landslip has also taken out power to the entire township of Palm Island, an Aboriginal community off the Townsville coast.Townsville Hospital and Health Service chief executive Kieran Keyes said the "difficult but important" decision was made to cancel elective surgeries due to expected staffing shortages.
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