A person was rescued after his automobile turned trapped in floodwaters within the Sunshine Coast hinterland final night time.
Emergency providers stated the motive force turned trapped at a causeway in Conondale round 7pm final night time after the bridge was submerged by water.
Queensland Hearth and Emergency Companies advised 9News the person had managed to get out the window of the ute and was sitting within the tray.
One of many rescuers advised 9News the person had tried to cross a flooded causeway earlier than being swept down the creek.
"Spent a pair hours looking for him after his spouse alerted our neighbours," a rescuer advised 9News.
"Seems we had been wanting within the improper part of the creek and the SES could not get via.
"Ultimately we heard him banging on the automobile roof in a reasonably inaccessible a part of the creek.
"Earlier than that, we had been pondering he was sadly gone."
Emergency providers managed to rescue the person and he did not require medical consideration.
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Greater than 70 millimetres of rain fell in elements of south-east Queensland up to now 24 hours.
No less than 100 to 150 millimetres of widespread rain is predicted over the subsequent eight days from Cairns all the way down to the New South Wales border with Tuesday and Wednesday to be the wettest days.
North Queensland is anticipated to obtain record-breaking showers for Might.
Areas prone to be most affected are Townsville and Ingham to Longreach, Windorah, Winton and Barcaldine within the west.
The rain occasion may influence Rockhampton on the Central Queensland coast, Yeppoon and Gladstone.
Flood warnings are already in place for some Queensland rivers together with Cooper Creek, Barcoo River and the Thomson River.
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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk warned residents yesterday to make preparations for the storm.
"There's going to be extremely heavy rainfall so we wish individuals to assume very fastidiously over the weekend," she stated.
"In fact, a few of our catchments are already saturated."
The rain occasion comes simply months after the flood disaster that devastated elements of the state in addition to the continuing floods within the outback.
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