The Queensland metropolis of Gympie has been hit by the most important flood in additional than 100 years, with greater than 1000 properties submerged in floodwaters.
The Mary River peaked at 22.8 metres on Sunday morning, the very best stage since 1893.
A whole lot have been compelled to desert their houses and search refuge in an evacuation centre after the area was deemed a catastrophe declaration space from the life-threatening floods.
Evacuation centres reached capability on Saturday night time and the Gympie Council is in search of different methods to assist shelter affected individuals.
"Now we have round 550 individuals within the Gympie evacuation centre and a complete of 1040 throughout the state," Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk mentioned.
"We've not actually skilled this a lot rain in such a brief time period earlier than.
"It's actually a rain bomb sitting over your entire SEQ (south-east Queensland)."
"If it is flooded, neglect it.
"There's a variety of rain on the market.
"Our creeks and rivers are saturated, and they're all pouring into our main river system."
The town of Maryborough is subsequent within the firing line, with locals about to relive the nightmare flooding they skilled earlier this 12 months.
Jodie Subject, the proprietor of Final Automotive, cried as she advised 9News of her heartbreak, seeing her livelihood be destroyed by the extreme climate occasion.
"It is devastating," she mentioned via tears.
"You simply put a lot onerous work into every part."
Energy shortages and a scarcity of diesel have additionally plagued Gympie.
Queensland floodwaters anticipated to surpass lethal 2011 climate occasion
"This rain occasion, as I mentioned, is transferring south. So we've got to all hearken to what is going on to be occurring over the subsequent 24 hours," Ms Palaszczuk mentioned.
It comes as the present stage of the south-east Queensland water grid reaches 98 per cent capability, which is a rise of round 10 per cent within the final 24 hours.