Authorities are urging Queenslanders to monitor alerts and warning of risk of flash flooding
Queenslanders have been warned to expect heavy falls and flash flooding over the weekend with widespread rain to persist across the already sodden south-east and central coast.with some falls of 160mm in six hours.
About 300 homes have been affected in Laidley, where the Lockyer River surged through the town’s main street. The border town of Goondiwindi is also bracing for potential flooding after heavy rainfall across the Border rivers catchment.Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Laura Boekel warned the intense rain was expected to continue throughout Saturday.
The premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, said while the rain was not as intense as downpours that caused catastrophic floods in February, the system was expected to linger into Saturday.
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