LATEST @ 6.00PM | The emergency ‘watch and act’ alert for residents in Currumbin and Tallebudgera has now been cancelled.
EARLIER @ 1.00 PM | AN EMERGENCY alert has been issued for residents in Currumbin and Tallebudgera, as the weather bureau forecasts heavy thunderstorms and intense rainfall throughout this afternoon.
Residents across the southern Gold Coast are receiving texts, advising them to ‘watch and act’ the situation very closely.
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An emergency assembly point has been stood up at the Reedy Creek Waste and Recycling Centre located at 61 Hutchinson Street, Burleigh Heads.
However, council is urging residents to seek shelter with family and friends where possible, and only go to the assembly point if necessary.
An extreme weather system that has dumped in excess of 500mm on parts of southeast Queensland in the past 24 hours is expected to peak early tomorrow morning. Hundreds of calls for help have been made as wild weather continues to lash southeast Queensland but emergency services warn the worst is yet to come. There have been reports of landslides in northern NSW while warnings have been issued for extremely dangerous surf conditions. Emergency Services Minister Mark Ryan and his Queensland counterpart Greg Leach will provide an update on the conditions and response activities will provide an update on conditions at 3.30pm.
An extreme weather system that has dumped in excess of 500mm on parts of southeast Queensland in the past 24 hours is expected to peak early tomorrow morning. Hundreds of calls for help have been made as wild weather continues to lash southeast Queensland but emergency services warn the worst is yet to come. There have been reports of landslides in northern NSW while warnings have been issued for extremely dangerous surf conditions. Emergency Services Minister Mark Ryan and his Queensland counterpart Greg Leach will provide an update on the conditions and response activities will provide an update on conditions at 3.30pm.