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Townsville residents urged to reach higher ground as Ross River Dam gates expected to open | Sky News AustraliaResidents in many Townsville suburbs are being urged to move away from the banks of the Ross River and reach higher ground as its dam spillway gates may open to full setting.\n\nThe rapid rises of the Ross River could see the gates release up to 2000 cubic metres of water per second out of the dam.\n\nThe affected suburbs include Rosslea, Hermit Park, Railway Estate, Townsville City, Oonoonba, Idalia, Cluden, West End, Rowes Bay, Garbutt, Aitkenvale, Cranbrook, Currajong, Mysterton, Pimlico, Mundingburra, Douglas, Annandale, Kirwan and Thuringowa Central and South Townsville areas.\n\nIt comes as North Queensland residents have been warned that up to 20,000 homes could be affected by flooding if the monsoonal rain continues. \n\nMore than the annual rainfall has fallen on parts of north Queensland in the past week, creating a disaster area stretching 700km along the coast from Cairns to Mackay.
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Dam release and heavy rains floods North Qld suburbs | Sky News AustraliaTownsville residents are being warned to head to higher ground as more water releases from the Ross River Dam are set to occur.\n\nLocated to the south of the coastal city, the dam has reached 210 per cent capacity, with recent releases inundating at least 50 homes and flooding several suburbs.\n\nSevere weather warnings are in place for the region as unprecedented torrential rain will continue to pelt parts of the region. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Funeral held for Alexandra Ross-King, who died of a drug overdose at the FOMO Music FestivalThe priest who conducted the funeral of a 19-year-old girl who died of a drug overdose at a music festival has called for more conversations around pill testing. 9News
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Why more than 200,000 Victorians were left without power as the state swelteredAustralia’s politicians are largely to blame for a mass blackout which left hundreds of thousands of homes without power on the hottest day of the year, writes Ross_Greenwood . 9News
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