Watch: BBC reports from site of Queensland flooding
Severe flooding in Queensland has forced thousands of people to evacuate, cut power to homes and washed away sections of a vital highway. In Townsville, one of the hardest-hit cities in the region, people are bracing themselves for further flooding.
Queensland in Australia hit by record rainfall, flooding
Flood waters are rising in the Australian state of Queensland after heavy rainfall. The area between Townsville and Cairns in the north-east is particularly badly affected - a region that is also very popular with tourists.
Dangerous flooding and intense rainfall to continue in north Queensland
The Bureau of Meteorology says the weather system causing flooding in north Queensland will gradually start to ease from Tuesday, but authorities warn intense rainfall and dangerous flooding will continue.
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Storms have already dumped more than a metre of rain in two days in parts of Queensland, engulfing homes, businesses and roads in muddy waters, authorities said. Aerial footage showed rural communities surrounded by the floodwaters,
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Northern Queensland floods are yet to reach predicted levels. Parts of the north-east have had about a metre of rain since Friday, and a woman died when a rescue boat capsized - and parts of Townsville are evacuating. Authorities claim the rain is currently easing - but the worst is still to come.
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Authorities are warning deadly flooding in northern Queensland is expected to worsen. More than a metre of rain has fallen between Townsville and Innisfail in the past five days due to a slow-moving monsoon trough.
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