Floods: Hard-hit southeast Queensland residents told to brace for another deluge

Residents in southeast Queensland are bracing for more wet weather on Tuesday after forecasters predicted torrential rain overnight.

A flooded Currumbin Creek on Queensland’s Gold Coast. Picture: Scott Powick

Residents in southeast Queensland are bracing for more wet weather on Tuesday after forecasters predicted torrential rain overnight.

Parts of Brisbane and the Gold Coast received between 100mm and 200mm on Monday, which only worsened the already swollen waterways that had received similar rainfall levels throughout the region on Sunday.

The Gold Coast hinterland was the worst hit, with the suburb of Tambourine drenched with more than 250mm of rain.

The Bureau of Meteorology placed a warning for heavy rain across south Queensland, stretching from Birdsville in the west to Brisbane and as far north as Emerald. Flood warnings were issued for the Pimpama and Coomera rivers, Nerang River, Mud­geeraba River, and Tallebudgera and Currumbin Creeks, all of which were said to be “rising” on Monday afternoon.

All Gold Coast theme parks were closed on Monday, alongside a majority of local beaches due to dangerous surf conditions.

Landslides on the Gold Coast caused one property at Wongawallan, in the hinterland’s north, to be evacuated after the stone fence surrounding it collapsed and placed pressure on the foundations. Residents of a neighbouring property were also instructed to leave over similar fears.

Emergency services have had to conduct at least six swiftwater rescues as a result of people attempting to drive through flood waters since the weather event began. More than 660 calls for ­assistance had been made to Queensland’s State Emergency Services since Sunday morning.

Ten people have died on Queensland roads in the past three days.