Residents in low-lying parts of Lismore have been told to evacuate their homes as flash flooding threatens the area.
South-east Queensland residents are also bracing for more wet weather and flash flooding ahead of an extreme weather event.warning remains in place in the community of Dalby, west of Brisbane, as floodwaters spill from Myall Creek and the Condamine River.Army Warrant Officer Class Two Benjamin Dwyer from the School of Army Aviation prepares to conduct a rescue by winch of a community member from an MRH-90 Taipan, over Lismore.
after being discovered in his submerged ute while another man remains missing, bringing the state's six-week flooding death toll to 14."This is a reminder of how quickly, and dangerous these situations can get," Ms Fitzgerald said."Expect it's going to be wet for much of the south-east region."
What an ordeal!! Folk have to contend with!! Mother Nature!!
Flood prone land. It happens. Did in 1990. Did in 1981. Did in 1979 and many, many time before. And since. And will again. Just venture we havnt had many floods for a very short time .. people have poor memories. Australia has and always will flood.