Assessment of Flooding Damage to Take Place as Rain Begins to Ease
The area was hit by severe weather on Jan. 30, causing thousands to lose power, more than 20 schools to close, and 39 swiftwater rescues to be completed.
In addition, roads were cut off. The full extent of southeast Queensland’s flooding damage may soon be revealed with rain finally set to ease.
Some of the worst hit were north of Brisbane in the Moreton Bay area and the Sunshine Coast, while Lockyer Valley further west was also inundated. Dozens of homes are believed to be damaged in Bray Park.
Authorities have been trying to assess the damage on Jan. 30 but crews kept getting called away for swiftwater rescues. Evacuation centers have been set up in the Moreton Bay region where the SES responded to 100 calls for help.
There were concerns on Tuesday night for other people in the Moreton Bay area as well as the Sunshine Coast, particularly in the Caboolture River’s low lying catchment with rain continuing.
The severe weather warning was current from north of Brisbane on the Sunshine Coast up to Bundaberg, with six-hourly rainfall totals between 80mm and 150mm possible through to Wednesday morning, Jan. 31.
Mr Miles is set to outline financial assistance to be made available for flood victims on Jan. 31.
By Wednesday night showers and storms are forecast for the tropical north but the southeast is set to be dry. However, heavy rain causing flooding is still lingering in the Mount Isa area in the state’s northwest due to the remnants of ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily, days after it crossed the coast.
