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Major flood warnings remain in place as rivers continue to rise in western Queensland
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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4/2/2025
Floodwaters are continuing to wreak havoc in western Queensland.
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We've heard this morning about 70 people have been evacuated from their homes and moved
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to higher ground in the southwest Queensland town of Thargominda, where they're preparing
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for further flooding today.
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This extreme weather event started about midway through last week with prolonged heavy rainfall.
00:19
As you can see around me, that rainfall has cleared, but the disaster is still unfolding
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in parts of outback Queensland.
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The focus today is on these towns Thargominda and Yulo, Yulo is close to the New South Wales
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border.
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Over the weekend, some of the levees were breached in parts due to this flood water
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coming through, but this is truly unprecedented flooding for this part of outback Queensland.
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The real economic impact and what will flow through the community is the devastation to
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agriculture and we're going to have to make sure that we continue in the short term to
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deliver fuel and fodder, which the work's been going around the clock to do that, to
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give every hope where there is dry land to be able to keep those animals fed.
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And then in the long term, we're going to need to lead a big recovery, including re-establishing
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exclusion fencing and helping them restock after what will be really devastating scenes.
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So that's Queensland Premier David Chrisafulli.
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He was in outback Queensland last week speaking there because the agricultural industry will
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certainly be the hardest hit here.
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Ag Force President Shane McCarthy spoke to us earlier today.
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He said it's hard to know just how much stock has been lost because the floodwaters are
01:30
still present.
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Graziers haven't been able to get out and about to actually measure the full extent
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of the damage.
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But he says he's spoken to some people who've lost 100% of their stock.
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And at this stage, it's about trying to keep that cattle alive.
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And one of the major concerns here is forgetting enough aviation fuel.
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Shoppers have been integral to the effort here to make sure that they can get people
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out safely, they can take cattle to higher ground, and they can even bring food and medication
01:58
supplies to towns that have been cut off for days and will likely continue to be cut off.
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So in this part of outback Queensland, it's very much a waiting game.
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The Weather Bureau says that more rainfall is forecast tomorrow and into Wednesday into
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already saturated parts of Queensland, which is bringing anxiety for people who've already
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had to weather this storm so far.
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