Parts of central and inland Queensland are set for a drenching as a severe weather system sweeps across the state, bringing potential flash flooding and record-breaking May rain.
A man in his early 20s is "lucky to be alive" after police and firies rescued him from a flooded causeway in Mount Isa overnight.The weather bureau is warning life-threatening flash flooding is possible in the south-east and on the coastPremier Annastacia Palaszczuk says Longreach could see 10 times its average May rainfall
He was conscious and breathing when rescued but was taken to hospital because he was unable to walk due to exhaustion. "When we're looking at the central-west, the totals [expected] are up to around 100 millimetres in general," Ms Boekel said."That means while we could see that steady, constant, widespread rain, we could also see isolated totals of quite high amounts."
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