Overnight Downpour Sparks Flood Emergency in Rural Queensland Town

Overnight downpour sparks flood emergency in rural Queensland town

North Queensland residents have been forced to flee their homes and a tight-knit rural town is inundated after an overnight downpour sparked a sudden flood emergency.

'Very extreme totals': Queensland communities in Australia...

Some residents in Queensland's north have been forced to flee their homes after an overnight downpour sparked a sudden flood emergency. Etheridge Shire Council issued a flash flooding emergency warning today for people in all areas of Einasleigh, about 380 kilometres north-west of Townsville, to evacuate. Overnight rainfall totals tipped 220 millimetres in the Copperfield River catchment. Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist Harry Clark sa…

'Very extreme totals': Queensland communities inundated with rain

Some residents in Queensland's north have been forced to flee their homes after an overnight downpour spark...

Residents of Einasleigh in Far North Queensland evacuate amid flooding

Etheridge Shire Council in Far North Queensland issues an Emergency Warning for Einasleigh township residents to evacuate.