Australia hit with widespread flooding
Video obtained by Reuters showed widespread flooding over large swathes of land in Inglewood, Millmerran and Leyburn, with trees partially submerged by floodwater.
About 800 residents were evacuated in Inglewood after rising floodwater inundated homes, business and streets, according to Queensland Police Service. Authorities were also preparing to evacuate the residents in Yalarbon, in the Goondiwindi region, after an emergency alert was declared on the town.
A 23-year-old man was also fined for driving his vehicle down flooded roads at Alberta, Queensland on Tuesday (November 30) shortly after he was rescued.
Queensland Police Service reported that the man had tried to drive through 100 metres of water that was around 2 metres deep along Baralaba Woorabinda Road, but was swept off the roadway and wedged against some trees.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said more than 50 gauges in the south-east recorded in excess of 100 millimetres of rain in the 24 hours to Wednesday morning and the weather system that was causing widespread rain had now moved off shore.
