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"Record-breaking floods across north Queensland have now turned deadly, with
one woman drowning while being rescued on Sunday morning. And the floodwaters
are still rising, with rain set to continue.
Over the 48 hours to Sunday, there were reports of up to 1 metre of rainfall in
parts of northeast Queensland. The torrential rain continues, particularly in
the Herbert Coast region and north to around Tully.
Residents of Ingham and nearby towns, about 100km from Townsville, are
witnessing flooding from the nearby Herbert River. This morning, it was at 15
metres and rising. With more heavy rain forecast for the next 24 hours, the
Herbert River is likely to break the 1967 record of 15.2 metres later today.
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli – who grew up on his family’s sugar cane
farm in Ingham – has said the floods will be a “once in a century” event for
the town. To make matters worse, authorities say the town has lost power and an
extended outage is likely.
The atmospheric factors behind these floods are very similar to recent floods
in the region – and climate change is no doubt playing a role."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
