'Number of lives' saved in Hervey Bay water rescues amid flash flooding
Seven people had to be rescued from vehicles in the Queensland coastal town of Hervey Bay after being hit by heavy rainfall and thunderstorms overnight as the northern edge of ex-tropical Cyclone Alfred lashed the region.
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