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Parts of Queensland are bracing for flash flooding and abnormally high tides as Cyclone Kimi continues its 'erratic' movement.  The cyclone has weakened to a tropical low off far North Queensland but the Bureau of Meteorology says heavy rainfall is still expected to lash the region.      'Heavy rainfall with the potential to produce flash flooding and major river flooding may still affect coastal areas between Innisfail and Bowen on Tuesday and Wednesday if the remnant low moves closer to the coast,' the Bureau said.  Cyclone Kimi was about 135km from Townsville about 4am AEST on Tuesda...

A mayor of a Far North Queensland region says the community is bracing for a disaster on two fronts amid a coronavirus threat in shelters as tropical cyclone Kimi is upgraded to a category 2. Residents in areas between Innisfail and Ayr, including Lucinda, Palm Island and Townsville, have been warned to prepare property to be lashed by the storm. "It is currently moving south-southeast and is likely to continue this movement through tonight but is now expected to slow and stall off the coast between Hinchinbook Island and Townsville on Tuesday while beginning to weaken," the bureau warned ...

Queensland’s looming cyclone has been upgraded to a category 2 as the local mayor deals with a coronavirus threat amid a possible disaster.

Queensland’s looming cyclone has been upgraded to a category 2 as the local mayor deals with a coronavirus threat amid a possible disaster.

18th Jan 2021 10:00 AM UPDATE: 8.30AM: Tropical cyclone Kimi could develop into a Category 2 and hit between Innisfail and Ingham, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says, as Queensland's Disaster Management Committee prepares to meet. Preparations are underway across the state, with warnings of destructive winds of more than 150km/h heavy rain and flash flooding expected across the region from Lucinda to Ayr. The state's southeast, however, is also on alert for severe thunderstorms later today, which could bring hail to the region. In light of the rain that's expect...