‘Woke up to bed floating’: Residents tell of Bray Park horror
Bray Park residents have been forced to swim for their lives as floodwaters inundated their homes in the middle of the night, destroying cars and washing away their belongings.
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Bray Park residents have been forced to swim for their lives as floodwaters inundated their homes in the middle of the night, destroying cars and washing away their belongings.
Homes and streets are flooded after a 300mm deluge across South East Queensland overnight. SEE THE PICTURES
Oppressive heatwave conditions have hit South East Queensland, with humidity levels akin to Cairns and Darwin driving the possibility of severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall after the hottest night in seven years on Friday.
South East Queensland is set to swelter through near-40C temperatures over the next 48 hours after the state’s second hottest day – and hottest night ever.
Queensland will swelter under extreme temperatures of 50C-plus, the frequency and intensity of heatwaves are set to surge and one city could lose its tropical identity by 2070, alarming state government weather projections predict.
Parts of the South East are experiencing their hottest June day in decades, as temperatures rise four to nine degrees higher than normal in maximums not seen since 2002.
It’s been another seriously cold start across southern Queensland, with apparent temperatures dropping as low as -5.7C in parts of the state.
Queenslanders will shiver through a cold snap of well below average temperatures for the remainder of the week according to The Bureau of Meteorology.
A Queensland town has come close to recording its coldest ever day, as temperatures dip below zero across the state.
South East Queensland has shivered through its coldest May since 1951 but as the official start to winter looms we could be looking at something totally different. FULL FORECAST
The weather bureau has warned those in southern Queensland to brace for a cold snap from the weekend, with the temperature to drop to 0C in some parts. FULL FORECAST
Temperatures are set to drop after severe storms swept through the South East, bringing in some big falls. FULL FORECAST
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