A man has been pulled from flood waters and calls for help are rising in Queensland’s north as authorities warn record May rainfall may lead to “dangerous and life-threatening flash flooding” in the region.
A flood watch was in place on Tuesday for much of tropical and inland Queensland. The state’s fire and emergency services assistant commissioner, Andrew Short, said crews had responded to 39 calls for help in the 24 hours to Tuesday morning, with the most intense downpours to shift east on Wednesday.
