Overview
- Thomson River peaked at about 6.16 metres at Longreach on Sunday and edged lower on Monday, staying out of residential properties in town.
- Downstream communities along the Thomson and Cooper systems, including Stonehenge and Windorah, face ongoing rises as slow-moving floodwaters progress.
- SES crews and locals in Longreach prepared thousands of sandbags and received reinforcements from across Queensland to protect properties and infrastructure.
- Far North Queensland saw swiftwater rescues at Mossman and Redlynch after weekend totals exceeding 400mm in parts, prompting renewed warnings to avoid floodwaters.
- Disaster assistance now covers 58 Queensland local government areas, and ADF support has been approved to help clean up in Katherine after the NT’s worst flooding there in almost 30 years.