Overview
- Clean-up has begun in Clermont after its wettest day in more than a century, with more than 70 homes inundated, a recovery centre open, and volunteers assisting residents.
- A Watch and Act alert is current for the Mackenzie River, major flood warnings remain for the Georgina, Flinders and Connors–Isaac systems, and the highland town of Eungella is expected to be cut off for up to three months.
- Authorities caution that parts of the north and north‑west received roughly a year’s rain in a week, leaving catchments highly saturated as ex‑Koji drifts inland and further falls are possible.
- Swift‑water crews and private helicopters carried out multiple rescues in and around Clermont, including evacuations from homes and vehicles, as damaged roads and debris complicated access.
- Queensland estimates around 50,000 cattle are missing or dead and is conducting fodder and veterinary drops, while the premier urges federal investment after graziers reported offline gauges and the Bureau cites a multi‑agency network supplemented by satellites and radar.