Australians who live in the west and interior Queensland are confronted with major floods only a few weeks after the region was battered by ex-cyclone alfred.
From Friday afternoon, around 13 councils of more than 500,000 square kilometers in Queensland had flood warnings or watches in place.
Outback Town Jungah is the newest area that starts with evacuations after it was flooded with flood water. There is no power or mobile reception.
Locals and entrepreneurs have completely immersed alarming images of roads, where residents in water walk to their knees.
“Flood around Jungah means that the community will probably be fully insulated tonight (power version),” said Ergon Energy Network on Friday.
'Crews have worked all day to insulate areas for safety, but it is now at a point where they have to close things later tonight for everyone's safety.
'Once the water has fallen and we can gain clear access, our crews will be on the ground.
'Please stay safe. If you have electrical appliances or power points that are covered with flood water, you must have them checked by a recognized electrician. '
About 100 mm to 300 mm rain falls this week over a wide area of ​​Outback Queensland
Locals and entrepreneurs in Outback Town Jungah have alarming images of roads that are fully immersed, while residents in water walk on their knees
The Queensland police said that it currently has no total number for evacuations in the state as the situation evolves.
“Emergency services follow the flood situation in cities in West -Queensland, and the planning is underway for evacuations, as required,” said a statement.
'28 People in Adavale were evacuated by Helicopter yesterday for Quilpie and evacuations started this afternoon in Jungah. '
Adavale is approximately 300 km from Jungah. About 50 people in Windorah also had the opportunity to leave.
Windorah, 100 km from Jungah, is the home of Cooper's Creek who had risen to 8 meters at around 8 p.m., said Barcoo Shire Council.
Prime Minister David Crisafullli said that he was 'deeply worried' about Jungah and Windorah when he arrived in Quilpie on Friday, ABC News reported.
“We have met some very, very brave Queenslanders who were evacuated from their community,” he said.
“And we are worried about a number of other communities as a great water from a number of river systems that come together at the same time.”
About 13 councils of more than 500,000 square kilometers in Queensland have flood warnings or watches in place
The Bureau of Meteorology warned that Queensland is experiencing considerable floods, with great warnings for Western and Domestic Areas
Jornah resident Louise O'Neil said the ABC that the entire city was under knee-deep water, but it had not entered her house.
The Quilpie community is a number of regions that are threatened by flood water.
The Bureau of Meteorology has warned that the state is experiencing considerable floods, with major warnings for the western and domestic areas of the regions.
AS of 9pm, Warnings are current for the following catchments: Bulloo, Diamantina, Thomson, Barcoo, Cooper, Eyre Creek, Georgina, Flinders, ClonCurry, Warrego, Paroo, Maranoa, Herbert, Bohle, Haidekin, Burdekon, Burdekton, Burdekon, Burdekton, Burdekon ,.a.
Large warnings were also issued for the Rivers van Bohle and Haughton near Townsville in the North.
The Townsville region was already struck by floods caused in February by record rainfall that claimed two lives, forced hundreds to evacuate and reduce power for days.
There are also small flood warnings for parts of Southeast Queensland and Noordoostnew South Wales.
This week about 100 mm to 300 mm rain falls over a wide area of ​​Outback Queensland, with that amount of peaks to 400 mm in some insulated areas.
The Bureau of Meteorology has said that larger falls this week can be equal to six or nine months of rain, and worth a year in isolated domestic areas
The Bureau of Meteorology's Dean Narramore said that those larger falls were equal to six or nine months of rain and worth almost a year in isolated domestic areas.
“Normally you would see the heavy rainfall for a few days, but if you're talking about hundreds of millimeters in outback areas such as West -Queensland, it will be more unusual,” said Mr. Narramore.
In the coming days, the rain will shift to the south, with a 'very wet day' forecast on Saturday for coastal areas of the Yeppoon from Central Queensland to Southern NSWs Bega, including Brisbane and Sydney.
Sandbags began to reopen around Brisbane, just when Southeast Queensland continues with the impact of ex-tropical Cycloon Alfred.
At the beginning of March, Southeast Queensland and Noord-NSW wore the victim of ex-tropical Cyclone Alfred who left more than 200,000 people without power.
The Cycloon was the first in more than 50 years to influence the southeast of Queensland.
