Satellite image shows new Queensland mega river caused by floods

Satellite image shows new Queensland mega river caused by floods

The river has been overflowing and stretching to 70 kilometres wide while people on the ground at Richmond are suffering from the devastation left from the flood.

  • byJocelyn Garcia

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Deadly bacteria highlights dangers of Townsville flood clean-up

Deadly bacteria highlights dangers of Townsville flood clean-up

Townsville residents cleaning up after major flooding are facing potentially deadly bacterial infection.

  • byStuart Layt
Family hires chopper in search for man thrown off tinnie five days ago

Family hires chopper in search for man thrown off tinnie five days ago

Authorities still hold out hope 35-year-old Justin Scott will be found alive,but he has not been seen since Friday evening.

  • byToby Crockford
Adani will be investigated over wetland spill with double restricted debris levels
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Adani will be investigated over wetland spill with double restricted debris levels

The mining company admits contaminated water spilt into nearby wetlands but says it did not reach the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

  • byToby Crockford
'Horses wrapped around trees':Flood-ravaged farmers plead for help

'Horses wrapped around trees':Flood-ravaged farmers plead for help

An estimated 300,000 cattle have been lost and farmers are begging for governmental support similar to Cyclone Yasi.

  • byToby Crockford
Queensland graziers take clean up a day at a time

Queensland graziers take clean up a day at a time

Rachael Anderson's immediate concern after floods killed half of her herd is not the 2000 or so carcasses now rotting in swampy paddocks. It is the banks.

  • bySonia Kohlbacher andChristine Flatley
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Fifty hay-laden trucks,military fuel drops give flooded farmers lifeline

Fifty hay-laden trucks,military fuel drops give flooded farmers lifeline

The north-west Queensland floods have killed up to 300,000 cattle and cost farmers $300 million,according to initial estimates.

  • byToby Crockford
Insurance companies are urged to treat flood victims with compassion

Insurance companies are urged to treat flood victims with compassion

There have been reports of conflicts between insurance companies and people affected by floods in north Queensland over definitions in insurance policies.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
When the rain came down:Queensland reels from flood disaster
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When the rain came down:Queensland reels from flood disaster

Just a few months ago parts of northern Queensland were in the grip of a severe drought. Now,it is struggling to recover from a one-in-500 year rain event.

  • byStuart Layt
Floods kill up to 300,000 cattle costing drought-ravaged farmers $300 million
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Floods kill up to 300,000 cattle costing drought-ravaged farmers $300 million

The promised military fodder drop has been delayed by a communication breakdown between various levels of government and there is also a shortage of aviation fuel in flooded farming areas.

  • byToby Crockford
Chemical leak fears after flood knocked over Queensland Rail train

Chemical leak fears after flood knocked over Queensland Rail train

QR crews were unable to physically access the site because of floodwaters continuing to rise in Mt Isa.

  • byToby Crockford