The cost of flooding in Queensland is expected to rise after an emergency levee bank erected to protect the town of Maryborough failed on Sunday, forcing businesses in the town centre to be evacuated.
Heavy rain caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Seth has caused major flooding in the state from Bundaberg to Kilcoy, with some areas recording more than 600 millimetres of rainfall on Saturday morning.
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Tess Bennett is a technology reporter with The Australian Financial Review, based in the Brisbane newsroom. She was previously the work & careers reporter. Connect with Tess on Twitter. Email Tess at tess.bennett@afr.com
