Overview
- Koji crossed the coast between Ayr and Bowen on Sunday morning and quickly weakened below cyclone strength into a tropical low moving inland.
- Heavy rain continues from Mackay to Gladstone and into inland districts, with multiple major flood warnings including for the Georgina, Connors–Isaac and Flinders rivers.
- Emergency crews conducted several rescues, including a family at Gracemere and a boatie swept down Mackay’s Pioneer River, as authorities urged people to avoid floodwaters.
- Power outages affected thousands of homes and businesses at the peak, with restoration under way as winds ease and the focus shifts to dangerous rainfall and landslip risk.
- Meteorologists expect further weakening over land but note a low 10–15% chance of redevelopment if the system reaches warm waters off northern Western Australia later this week.