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Deluge Eases in Southeast Queensland After Record May Rain and Dozens of Rescues

Premier seeks more BOM funding for better warnings.

Overview

  • Emergency services reported more than 320 requests for help following Monday's sudden downpours across the Gold Coast, Brisbane and the Scenic Rim.
  • Swiftwater teams conducted at least 15 rescues, including bringing 42 students and five teachers from North Lakes State College safely out of a flooded Mount Barney camp late Monday.
  • A 28-year-old woman died at Loganholme during Monday's heavy rain after being struck on the Pacific Motorway, according to police.
  • The Bureau of Meteorology said a moisture-rich rainband overlapped a coastal trough, producing the heaviest May daily totals at sites like Springbrook and the Gold Coast Seaway since 2003.
  • With rivers easing and a cooler, drier change from Tuesday, Premier David Crisafulli called for more funding to upgrade BOM radars and flood gauges to sharpen future forecasts.