The system is threatening to dump several months\u2019 worth of rain in just 48 hours.<\/p>\n
Australia is on track to record one of its wettest Marches in history. Image \/ Nasa<\/p>\n
Since the start of March, numerous rivers across Queensland and the NT have breached major flooding thresholds.<\/p>\n
Water levels are expected to recede in areas that have been most affected by the recent flood, such as Katherine, according to senior bureau meteorologist Angus Hines.<\/p>\n
However, there is a forecast for showers for those areas for the next couple of days, but \u201cnot as much as rain as what led to the floods in the first place\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n
West of the Daly River has \u201cmajor record flooding\u201d at the moment, with residents being evacuated.<\/p>\n
This is likely to continue for several more days before water levels drop, with rivers across the east coast that had moderate to severe flooding now starting to subside.<\/p>\n
This includes the Burnett River that flows through Bundaberg, where flood levels neared the devastating heights reached in 2010.<\/p>\n
Katherine has endured its worst flooding in decades, with the river surging past the major 17.5m mark on March 6.<\/p>\n
By the weekend, the river peaked at levels not seen since 2006 (19m).<\/p>\n
The surge has triggered an emergency response, with Northern Territory Emergency Services and SecureNT maintaining a high-level alert.<\/p>\n
An image from a Nasa satellite shows the Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre region, which is topped with water after recent heavy rain. Image \/ Nasa<\/p>\n
\u201cResidents across the region must remain alert and prepared as conditions continue to evolve,\u201d a SecureNT spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
As of Saturday morning, according to the NT Government the river had fallen to 12.75m but was still being \u201cclosely monitored\u201d.<\/p>\n
Eighty-five people remain in evacuation centres in Katherine, according to the state government\u2019s latest update.<\/p>\n
Parts of Queensland recorded their highest three-day rainfall totals on record between Sunday and Tuesday of last week, with the extreme weather proving deadly.<\/p>\n
Chinese tourists Qingwei Qui, 26, and Yuchen Guo, 23, were found dead inside their car near Kilkivan on Thursday, with the alarm raised on Wednesday after the pair failed to reach their destination on the North Burnett.<\/p>\n
Their car had veered off tracks from the bridge into flood water.<\/p>\n
Another desperate search is underway for a man who vanished in floodwaters near Bundaberg after he fell from his houseboat.<\/p>\n
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