Supermarket shelves stripped bare in north Queensland as flood disrupts supply
abc.net.au/news/queensland-floods-strip-supermarket-shelves-of-essentials/101862934Heavy rain is expected to ease today but the days of flooding has left supermarkets running low on supplies in parts of Queensland's north.Landslides block roads and river systems remain impactedSenior meteorologist Harry Clark said a reprieve was in sight from this afternoon but warned flash flooding was still a danger for residents in central and north Queensland.
"We do expect to see this trough system start to shift further north and further offshore and we'll finally see the heavy widespread rain ease back to showers along much of the north Queensland coast." He said with so much water on the ground and the possibility of storms and localised heavy rain in the days ahead, residents will need to remain on alert and pay attention to updated warnings.Brad Moore from QFES said landslides and flooding had damaged a large number of roads.
"We have the result of all the water that has gone over different roads and the damage it has done to the roads. We are experiencing a lot of landslides up in the high areas, so there are still roads that have been cut there."It is still very dangerous for the community and if they need to travel, we are just asking that they pre-design their route, do a risk assessment on where the safest journey is to get to where they need to go.
The big wet has caused major freight issues with bare shelves in a number of stores including Coles and Woolworths across the Mackay region.
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