The outback Queensland community of Bedourie has become an inland island and residents are preparing to be cut off for weeks by floodwater.
The Georgina River and Eyre Creek in the Channel Country have reached major flood levels as water travels downstream from Lake Nash and north-west Queensland.
On Monday, the river reached 5.35 metres – almost a metre higher than the only bridge into town – and is still rising, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
