Heavy rains and widespread flooding have wreaked havoc in northeastern Australia, forcing evacuations, cutting off roads and communities, and causing power outages. Over a meter of rain has fallen in parts of Queensland state, inundating homes, businesses, and infrastructure. Emergency services have conducted numerous rescues, while authorities warn of continued rain and the potential for further flooding.
SYDNEY, Australia — Fast-moving floodwaters rose in northeastern Australia on Monday after forcing many to flee, blacking out homes and sweeping away a chunk of a critical bridge.Storms have already dumped more than a meter of rain in two days in parts of Queensland state, engulfing homes, businesses and roads in muddy waters, authorities said.Aerial footage showed rural communities surrounded by the floodwaters, cut off from nearby roads.
The floods swept away a section of a concrete bridge over a creek, cutting off the state's main coastal road, the Bruce Highway, Crisafulli said.'It's not every day you see a bridge torn in two. That's what has happened at Ollera Creek, and it is significant,' he said.Almost 11,000 properties remained without power across northern Queensland, Ergon Energy said, with no timeframe given for when electricity would be restored.
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