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Serious weather condition cautioning provided for southeast coast of Queensland as ADF workers released to assist

ByRomeo Minalane

Jan 2, 2024
Serious weather condition cautioning provided for southeast coast of Queensland as ADF workers released to assist

A serious weather condition caution has actually been provided for the southeast coast of Queensland, with worries heavy rain might cause flash flooding. Approximately 350mm of rains is possible over the next 24 hours over parts of the South East Coast and the far southeastern Wide Bay and Burnett locations, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. SEE THE VIDEO ABOVE: ADF released to storm-drenched Queensland Watch the most recent news and stream free of charge on 7plus >> It is uncertain precisely when the heavy rain might fall, the Bureau stated, however it is anticipated to strike these locations slowly over Tuesday afternoon and night. Homeowners in the location have actually been alerted to remain alert even if rain appears to temporarily alleviate. “Just know that the scenario might still heighten really rapidly with that danger of flash flooding returning,” Bureau meteorologist Miriam Bradbury stated. Moderate flood cautions have actually been provided for the Albert and Logan rivers in southeast Queensland, while a small flood caution has actually been released in the northeast of the state for the Tweed and Richmond rivers. ADF actions in to helpThe Australian Defence Force (ADF) will be sent out into southeast Queensland to aid with healing following storms and heavy rain. Federal Emergency Management Minister Murray Watt stated 50 ADF workers will head to the Gold Coast, Scenic Rim and Logan from Thursday. “We understand that ideal throughout those 3 councils there stays rather a great deal of the energy network which requires replacement, power lines that are down,” he stated. “The ADF workers will in specific be concentrating on the clearance of particles to make it simpler to gain access to that facilities and get it fixed and reconnected.” An extreme weather condition caution has actually been released for the southeast coast of Queensland. Credit: Bureau of MeteorologyGold Coast Mayor Tom Tate stated this was “an excellent start”. “Let’s see the evaluation and after that let’s see what sort of devices we can integrate with that,” he stated. “I ‘d picture that number will increase … once they’re on the ground we’ll make a healing strategy.” About 11,000 homes are still without power given that storms lashed the southeast on Christmas Day. “We understand how irritating it is, we understand how tough it is for households, in specific at this time of the year however we’re working as tough as we can to get that power brought back,” Deputy Premier Cameron Dick stated. The Coomera river cutting through Clagiraba Road on the Gold Coast on Tuesday. Credit: AAP A park undersea at Mudgeeraba following flash flooding due to over night rains on the Gold Coast on Monday. Credit: AAPThere have actually been 700 calls to the SES for aid in the previous 24 hours, with 50 individuals requiring rescue from flood waters. On Monday night 44 individuals were saved from a camping site flooded with floodwater in the Gold Coast hinterland. A single person was transferred to medical facility with small injuries. At Cedar Creek, southwest of Ormeau, more than 300mm of rain had actually fallen in the 24 hours to 9am on Tuesday, while North Tamborine got 261mm and 246mm fell at Beenleigh. Gold Coast amusement park– Movie World, Wet ‘n’ Wild, Dreamworld and Whitewater World– closed on Tuesday due to the rainstorm.

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