Police search for people trapped in vehicles and one man dies in flood waters in Wide Bay and Burnett regions
Police had been called to rescue 23 people in 11 vehicles. Eight of those were now safe, but the remaining 15 people were unaccounted for with rescue crews unable to access many areas.“As the bureau said with this severe weather event, no one was expecting it to sit and stay and produce thunderstorms that were not moving.
“This was an unexpected event from the bureau’s point of view and they were sending out information as it came to hand. And also, alerting the mayors in the local council as well.”Wild storms have also lashed Victoria, bringing large hail stones and flash floods. The Victorian State Emergency Service received 848 calls in the 24 hours to Saturday, mostly due to flooding and building damage overnight.
The SES duty officer, Geb Abbott, told ABC Radio about a dozen cases were people calling to be rescued. “There were some events where rescues had to be enacted just with people that had been stuck in flood water,” she said.
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