PERILOUS WEATHER
In a separate incident Saturday, police mentioned 13 troops have been injured and brought to hospital when two military vehicles rolled over throughout a deployment to clear roads close to the flood-prone New South Wales metropolis of Lismore.
Twelve troopers have been nonetheless in hospital Sunday, two of them in a critical situation, New South Wales Premier Chris Minns advised a information convention.
“We want a speedy restoration for all of these younger troopers,” he mentioned.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese warned that the climate was nonetheless perilous.
“The state of affairs in Queensland and northern New South Wales stays very critical as a consequence of flash flooding and heavy winds,” Albanese mentioned.
“Heavy rainfall, damaging wind gusts and coastal surf impacts are anticipated to proceed over coming days.”
Warnings for floods, extreme climate and unsafe surf have been issued for elements of Queensland and New South Wales, the federal government’s bureau of meteorology mentioned.
“The heavy rain, and the chance of flash flooding and main riverine flooding, will proceed into subsequent week,” it warned Queensland residents, although the system was anticipated to weaken because it moved inland.
