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Queensland’s premier has warned residents in the state’s north and western regions to remain on high alert for the danger of floods despite rain easing.
David Crisafulli said some parts of the state had received a year’s worth of rain in just a week, meaning some catchments were on the brink of bursting.
Several major flood warnings remain in place, including for the Flinders River and Connors-Isaac River, with Crisafulli saying concerns remain even though drenched parts of the state are receiving less rainfall.
“Parts of north and north-west Queensland, they had a year’s rainfall in a week, they’re just so swollen already,” he said on Today.
“In some places, we’ve got cattle perched on high ground being fed fodder and emergency veterinary supplies to try and keep them alive.
“That’s the great fear, is if there is extra rain in catchments that are already high and not going down as quickly as we’d like.”
Cloncurry in the state’s north-west could see 45 millimetres of rain today, whilst Mount Isa could also cop a drenching of 35 millimetres.
The Bureau of Meteorology has warned the flood danger may increase at the end of this week as several rivers and catchments struggle to contain the huge amounts of rain over the last fortnight.
Crisafulli said there was light at the end of the tunnel, but insisted the state needed to remain on alert.
“We are on an easing trend, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t the prospect of those heavy, isolated falls and in already swollen catchments,” he said.
