Australian towns devastated by deadly flooding over the past week prepared for further intense weather yesterday, with downpours halting volunteer recovery and clean-up efforts.
The national weather bureau warned of severe thunderstorms and major flooding in the state of Queensland, where 11 people died in floods last week.
Flash flooding is forecast for the country’s third-largest city, Brisbane, home to 2.6 million people.
Heavy rains, large hailstones and damaging winds were also expected to hit further south in the state of New South Wales, including the town of Lismore, which last week experienced record flooding and dramatic rescue efforts to save residents stranded