Authorities say Queensland will soon be recording hundreds of new Covid-19 cases each day, as up to 50,000 vehicles are expected to pour into Queensland from hotspots across Australia when the border reopens.
An Ipswich man whose app shot to the top of global charts says a simple idea to help the Covid-19 rental crisis started it all.
Parts of the state’s southeast have been pummelled by 5cm hail as a “very dangerous” storm rolled through, as almost the entire length of the Queensland coast is expected to be slammed by severe storms. SEE THE VIDEO
Multiple storm cells have brought in falls of over 100mm for some South East Queensland suburbs overnight, with one place getting 70mm in just one hour.
A storm dumped almost 60mm of rain on Brisbane’s outer west in an hour before a woman was swept into floodwaters and died.
Large chunks of Queensland are expected to vanish underwater as sea levels threaten the state. A “realistic” report shows 55 suburbs and hotspots will disappear. Full list of suburbs and when it’s expected to occur revealed.
The sun may be shining but authorities have warned the flood threat is not over yet. The latest weather advice comes as residents in Inglewood unite for a mammoth clean-up.
A major clean-up is under way west of Brisbane after floods claimed a man’s life, swept cars down creeks and forced the evacuation of towns, while rising rivers are expected to cause more major flooding.
A man has been fined after he allegedly drove past warning signs into flood waters and had to be rescued.
The body of an elderly man has been pulled from a submerged utility on the Darling Downs after two vehicles were swept down a creek. It comes as the Lockyer Valley town of Grantham, which suffered the heaviest toll of the 2011 floods, is once again on an evacuation footing.
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