Overview
- Floodwaters are rising in south-west Queensland, with towns like Thargomindah and Eulo experiencing breached levees and evacuations to higher ground.
- Tens of thousands of livestock have been lost, with graziers facing devastating impacts on their livelihoods and infrastructure damage, including destroyed exclusion fencing.
- Helicopters are delivering supplies, rescuing stranded residents, and relocating livestock as roads remain impassable across the region.
- The Bureau of Meteorology has issued major flood warnings for multiple river systems, with floodwaters expected to persist for weeks, isolating communities and delaying recovery efforts.
- Federal and state governments have activated disaster relief funding, including grants, concessional loans, and subsidies for affected residents and primary producers.