Overview
- The Bureau of Meteorology warns of 80–150 mm between Townsville and Bowen on Thursday, with isolated totals above 220 mm and a high risk of flash flooding.
- Major flooding continues across the north-west, with peaks expected in the coming days and elevated levels likely to persist for weeks.
- The Flinders River has reached about 10.88 metres near the Flinders–Cloncurry junction, with levels forecast to stay above major at Walkers Bend well into next week.
- Gulf and inland towns including Doomadgee, Burketown, Gregory, Normanton, Karumba, Julia Creek and McKinlay remain cut off as key highways stay closed.
- A man in his 70s was found dead in a submerged vehicle at Normanton, authorities warn of hazards such as crocodiles in floodwaters, and the Premier has announced disaster relief.