Major flooding in Queensland is flowing to the west of the state, with the town of Longreach expected to reach its peak tonight.The outback town is bracing for a flood peak of 6.7 metres from this evening.
Earlier today, floodwaters were slowly but steadily rising and seeping into the streets.
The outback town is bracing for a flood peak of 6.7 metres from this evening. (9News)
The deluge cut off roads, swallowed low-lying areas and forced wildlife to wade through water.
“We’ve been busy sandbagging doors, front and back doors on most homes, and, we’ll continue to do that whilst we have the opportunity, but the water is definitely here now and it’s rising,” SES Longreach local controller Diesel Stenholm said.
There is more help on the way from across the state.
“We have six of our local volunteers and they’ve been joined by eight from around the state,” Stenholm said.
The tight-knit community of Cramsie, in the Longreach region has spent the past few days preparing.
Sandbagging continued this afternoon with State Emergency Service (SES) crews already putting together nearly 2000 bags. (Supplied)
The Jones family built their own one metre high levee around the perimeter of their property in a last ditch effort to protect their home.
“The water is rising quite quickly, we’ve built it around the set of yards as well, because we’ve got some horses in there,” Longreach local Jackarra Jones said.
“I am a little bit concerned that it will not be enough,”
While one town prepares for a flood peak, other communities are commencing the mammoth clean up after floodwaters receded.
This is particularly the case in Bundaberg, where a group of volunteers known as the mud army, get to work.
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