Residents from the Queensland city of Maryborough are sifting by way of what's left of their houses, following floods which devastated the Fraser Coast city.
Resident Rob Edgeworth is now dwelling in a caravan after the floods destroyed his residence.
"I knew it could be unhealthy, you are by no means ready for it. It is all the time worse than you assume," he stated.
Mr Edgeworth's kitchen, bed room and roof have been destroyed, with mud and particles coating what's left of the home.
"Mud was the very first thing after all and the very first thing I did was seize the hose and blast as a lot mud off the trail as I may so I've bought someplace to stroll," he stated.
He added most of his possessions have been fully destroyed, and staying in his caravan is his solely choice.
"Simply began making a heap out the entrance right here of stuff that is bought to go, which is many of the furnishings in the home," Mr Edgeworth stated.
"You've got gotta snigger, I have been advised I most likely make gentle of conditions an excessive amount of, however you have to in any other case you simply drop your bundle and that is not going to do something."
Subsequent door, a lady barely escaped her home because the roof caved in. Her residence has now been left for demolition specialists.
It is predicted 83 houses or companies in whole have been impacted, as floodwaters slowly ease from the city's major road.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk visited the flood-affected area this morning, asserting a brand new help bundle.
"It's kind of of heartbreak for the time being," she stated.
These financially impacted by the floods might be eligible for a help cost of $180 per particular person, or $900 for a household of 5 or extra.
Residents of 13 localities inside the Gympie and Fraser Coast areas will be capable to entry the cost.
"What's clear to me is companies want the help," Ms Palaszczuk stated.
Maryborough acquired a whopping 674mm of rain within the 24 hours to Saturday, the best rainfall tally in Australia since 2018.
A 52-year-old man has been discovered lifeless after trying to trace cattle on his rural property in Tiaro, simply south of Maryborough. He's the second particular person to die within the floods.
Searches proceed for the physique of a 14-year-old lady who additionally went lacking.
Reasonable flood warnings stay in place for the area, as different elements of the nation brace for rain and flash flooding.
Ex-tropical cyclone Tiffany has handed Queensland's Cape York area, coming into the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Lithgow hit by flash flooding after sudden downpour
It is anticipated to achieve energy and hit communities within the Northern Territory's Prime Finish tomorrow morning, triggering gale-force winds and heavy rainfall.
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