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Australia live news: flood evacuation warnings in NSW and Queensland as waters rise after ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred deluge


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And back up to Queensland where Premier David Crisafulli was speaking on ABC news just before.

He was warning people not to drive through flood water.

My message is just to just to be careful. Don’t go driving through flooded water. Do the little things right, and you’ll get through this event.

We do have a bit of rain left to go, is, overwhelmingly, you must always put your safety first. That’s number one in a disaster, property can replace people can’t.

I want Queenslanders to know whatever stage, wherever you’re at, we will see this through, and in doing so, we’ll be a stronger, more resilient state for it.

We’re very glad to see some warnings reduced over the weekend, allowing some residents to return with caution in parts of Lismore, Kygole, Wiangaree, Arrawarra Beach, Darlington Beach and other locations as conditions have eased.

However, we’re not out the woods just yet, major flooding and isolations are still occurring across many communities, and the predicted risk of heavy rain to continue throughout Monday and possibly into Tuesday will only exacerbate this risk.

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Author : Cait Kelly

Publish date : 2025-03-09 20:39:00

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