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Outback communities across western
Queensland
People are being advised to leave their homes as this unprecedented rainfall, unseen for half a century, makes its way towards the southeastern region, bringing severe floods along with it.

In Mackay, 100mm of rainfall over the past 12 hours has triggered a significant flooding alert for the Pioneer River. Further south, low-lying regions are also facing potential inundation.
Gold Coast
have likewise been alerted to anticipate flooding over the weekend.

The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting a very high chance of rain up to 90mm with a chance of flash flooding along with large and powerful surf conditions, Gold Coast City Council said.

There are flood alerts in place for catchments stretching across a third of the state from the north down to
Brisbane
.

In the western part of the state, severe flooding worse than anything seen in over five decades has inundated an already saturated area. The deluge from unprecedented rainfalls might require several weeks to be fully addressed and cleared.

Central Queensland’s versions of Stonehenge, along with Jundah and Windorah, have also faced significant impacts following precipitation levels reaching up to 600 mm in certain regions—this amount almost doubling their typical yearly average rainfall.

The flooding caused was unprecedented since 1974, leading to an extended period before the waters would subside for many affected areas.

Recovery strategies have been put into action due to worries about the cattle farmers in western Queensland, where an enormous loss of livestock is anticipated.

After days of continuous rainfall, floodwaters have severed road connections and left central and southwestern communities cutoff from the rest of the region, prompting numerous individuals to evacuate, including an entire town.

Following flooding, the inhabitants of Adavale — a small southwestern settlement with roughly 30 residents — were evacuated by helicopter to the neighboring town of Quilpie.

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has already shifted his focus to the consequences.

Personal hardship aid has been initiated alongside concessional loans and freight subsidies to support primary producers in several western Queensland communities.

“We are indeed facing a crisis regarding the effects of farming across much of our state,” Mr Crisafulli stated to journalists in Quilpie.

‘The area you’re managing encompasses numerous hundred thousand acres of land that will be submerged.’

You have approximately a million cattle and a million sheep currently affected, with potential livestock losses reaching into the hundreds of thousands.

The leader stated that the catastrophe would put certain communities to the test.

‘Farming forms the backbone of these communities, and assistance will be crucial for them,’ he stated.

‘Temporarily, our priority should be securing feed to make every effort, as much as humanly possible, to maintain livestock.’

‘Over the long term, our priority should be ensuring that we can support these communities in rebuilding.’

Thousands of kilometers of fences for livestock have been demolished by floodwaters.

“My message to these communities is: although you are few in numbers, your economic impact on our state is significant,” Mr. Crisafulli stated.

We thrive more as a state due to these resilient Western communities, and we remain committed to supporting them.

The rain started to subside in the southwestern region on Friday as significant precipitation shifted towards northern New South Wales.

The rainy conditions will change once more on Saturday, bringing along showers and thunderstorms.
Streaming along the coastline impacting southeastern Queensland as well as Sydney, Wollongong, and Newcastle in New South Wales.
.

Powerful winds and rainfall are predicted for Sunday throughout portions of southern New South Wales and eastern Victoria, particularly affecting the south coast region.
configured to get as much as 75mm of rainfall along with hazardous waves
.

‘This situation is
continuing to develop
Shifting from the flood risks in Queensland to a localized threat of wind, big waves, and rainfall across portions of the far southeastern area, according to Miriam Bradbury from the Bureau of Meteorology.

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