Alsharq Tribune - World news
One person died on Sunday in Australia's north Queensland state in heavy flooding, authorities said, urging thousands of people to move to higher ground due to torrential rains.
Queensland authorities said major flooding was underway in coastal Hinchinbrook Shire, a locality of around 11,000 people located about 500 km (310 miles) north of the state capital Brisbane. Authorities said several suburbs in the nearby city of Townsville were also impacted.
The flooding was triggered by heavy rain from a low-pressure system rich in tropical moisture, Australia's weather forecaster said on its website, adding that 24-hour rainfall totals were likely up to 300 mm (11.8 inches), Reuters reported.
Frequent flooding has hit Australia's east in recent years including "once in a century" floods that inundated the neighbouring Northern Territory in January 2023 during a multi-year La Nina weather event.
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