The areas of southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales were alert due to heavy rains and flash floods, as approximately 290,000 properties are still without energy on Sunday evening due to the former hurricane Alfred.
After the previous hurricane achieved a decline in the north of Brisbane as a tropical entry on Saturday night, the meteorological office expected that it would reach 700 mm of rain that could reach the area until Monday.
On Sunday, the circumstances were forced to evacuate Herve Bay, where the public safety declaration means that the police had additional powers to carry out emergency operations. Nearly 250 mm of rain fell within hours, which led to sudden floods. The officers performed nine rescue operations from homes and seven cars. The emergency alert was in place for the Fraser coast.
The office warned of swollen rivers and sudden floods, with more rainy rain.
Speaking on Sunday afternoon, meteorological specialist said, Sue Oats, that the unique influence of the two ex-ex-“was” reduced to one danger-and this is the precipitation. “
On Sunday, it was expected from 200 mm to 400 mm on Sunday, with another basin in central Australia, which pulls the low pressure system in northern New South Wales.
Insurance customers have made about 3,000 claims over two days.
Andrew Hall, CEO of the Insurance Council of Australia, said it was too early to estimate the total insurance bill. He said: “Insurance companies have received about 3,000 claims in the past two days and expect many other claims with the return of the residents to their homes and understand the full range of damage.”
From Sunday afternoon, it was 272,000 properties in southeast Queensland and 16,000 in New South Wales without authority. Energex said it had returned the energy to 40,000 drugs in Queensland on Sunday.
Telstra reported that 164 mobile phone sites remained at the bottom of Sunday afternoon, as well as 268 mobile phones, and more than 250,000 NBN service was inactive.
Air traffic over the southeast of Queensland and northern New South Wales gradually resumed on Sunday, hosted by the Brezban and Gold Coast airports a handful of passenger services.
Sudden floods were reported on Sunday in parts of Brisbane, where the suburban tanks began to leak after a night of mysterious and rain. Enogger Creek overflowed on the northern side on Sunday morning, when he swallowed the bridges and corridors.
The rain may start to reduce on Tuesday
SEQWAter advised that two water treatment plants were out of work – one in DayBoro and one in Canungra – but both had complete tanks, so they would be able to provide water for these societies while working to restore plants online.
The company’s CEO, Emma Thomas, said that there are no plans to launch water from the dam in Wifero at this stage and the population will be given in the direction of the river course as possible if this will change.
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Sunday afternoon Great warnings of floods He stayed in his place in Queensland of the Bremer, Lugan, and Warrel Kreik. The rain criticized the wide Gulf, the Brisbane metro and the house in Gold Coast.
In the north of New South Wales, the river levels in the center of Lesmmore, which peak at 9.31 million in the afternoon, continued on Saturday, under the height of the dam, slowly down on Sunday.
Raise the evacuation warning to the CBD from Lessmore. Let people return to caution to their homes. However, the warnings of the major floods remained in place on Sunday afternoon for the Richmond River, Clarence and Ura. All other rivers are reduced to moderate or simple warnings.
Jerry Hall, the vice -mayor of Lasmore, said about 600 people sought shelter in evacuation centers.
Some residents were without strength and water for 72 hours.
The shower has not been assigned to be isolated until Tuesday. But even after the rain is reduced, the floods can last for several days, and the office has warned.
Twelve ADF soldiers remained in the hospital on Sunday evening, and two are in serious condition, after a plane crashed on Saturday around two military trucks near Lesmore. Each truck was carrying 16 soldiers.
The officials said the first truck was rolling, then the second did the same as it deviated in an attempt to avoid the first.
Of the 32 soldiers in Brisbane on the plane, 13 were wounded.
– With AAP