How can you know exactly where and when a cyclone will hit land,and where the worst damage will be felt? Sometimes,it’s only once it’s all over.
Triple-digit rainfall totals have battered the region for days,just a month after it experienced a flood emergency that killed two people.
A photo of Steven Miles drinking wine was placed on the parliamentary record by Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie. Miles says it was “a pretty low act”.
Police said the woman died in Ingham when a rescue boat capsized,while David Crisafulli emphasised the urgency of the disaster unfolding in north Queensland.
The ADF has been briefed,Brisbane police have been deployed,and 300 energy staff are on standby as the risk of flash flooding escalates.
Federal assistance has been extended to more residents affected by floods and storms in Logan,on the Gold Coast and in the Scenic Rim.
The National Recovery and Resilience Agency confirmed five senior executives had recently departed.
The actions of Townsville City Council employee Glen Hardy played a major role in saving 60 residents' lives in 2019.
She has seen fire,drought,and stressful days at home during the COVID-19 lockdown.
The Cairns region has recorded rainfall totals above 200 millimetres in the second drenching for the state's north this week.