Australia live news: flood evacuation warnings in NSW and Queensland as waters rise after ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred deluge
Good morning everyone – this is Cait Kelly, I will be with you until the afternoon.
It's a big morning, so let me catch you up on the headlines quickly.
Major flooding has isolated 1,800 people as evacuation routes have been cut, as ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred continues to bring heavy rain to northern NSW.
A further 18,500 people across have been advised to prepare for isolations due to rising flood waters. Across the north-east of the state, 20,300 people (or 9,400 dwellings) are still currently under emergency warnings advising them to evacuate.
Ipswich city council has just issued an alert for flash flooding, and there are flood warnings for large parts of the state, including Noosa Rivers, Maroochy, parts of the Brisbane River, Logan, Cooper Creek and more. You can see the latest update from the BoM here.
I will also bring you more on this unfolding situation as we go along.
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