Paramedics waited almost 10,000 hours with patients outside overloaded hospitals in February, stopping them from getting back on the road to help other sick and injured Queenslanders.An emergency alert was issued for parts of the Gold Coast on Sunday amid torrential rain and flash floodings, as the Bureau of Meteorology warns our wet start to Autumn is set to continue for days to come. Volunteers and locals braved heavy rain to search dense bushland in Brisbane’s bayside for missing man Anthony Roper yesterday.About 250 Queensland general practice clinics will start administering COVID-19 shots from today as supply problems continue to plague Australia’s vaccination efforts. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at couriermail.com.au.