Overview
- Clermont begins clean-up after its wettest day in 110 years, with more than 70 homes inundated and multiple swift‑water and helicopter rescues reported.
- Major warnings remain for the Flinders, Georgina, Connors‑Isaac and Mackenzie rivers, with BoM expecting Fitzroy River rises and possible moderate flooding at Yaamba this weekend and Rockhampton early next week.
- Some communities remain isolated, with Eungella expected to be cut off for up to three months due to landslips and severe road damage.
- Authorities report about 50,000 cattle missing or presumed dead as fodder and veterinary supply drops continue, and the north‑west braces for additional heavy falls.
- The premier raised alarm over failed flood gauges and called for investment as BoM forecasts further localised heavy rain and flags an offshore low with a high chance of intensifying into a severe tropical cyclone, bringing large swells and coastal erosion risk.