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Residents of Queensland's north are being told to prepare for strong gales, heavy rains and abnormally high tides.

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Kimi has weakened to a tropical low without making landfall in North Queensland, but intense weather is still expected to hit.

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

Townsville airport closes, but Tropical Cyclone Kimi weakens, is unlikely to cross coast Posted MonMonday 18 updated MonMonday 18 Tropical Cyclone Kimi has been downgraded to a tropical low. ( Print text only Cancel The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says it is now unlikely weakening Tropical Cyclone Kimi will significantly impact the north Queensland coast. Key points: The BOM says it has weakened, and is unlikely to cross the coast There is still a possibility it could change track The cyclone intensified to a category two on Monday, but as it continued to move south off the coast between Hin...

Emergency services in Queensland have been inundated with calls for assistance following a deluge of heavy rain in parts of the state overnight. Residents in south-east Queensland face a major clean-up this morning, as pockets south of Brisbane received over 200mm of rain in under five hours. READ MORE: SES crews carried out 6 flood rescues overnight, Redland Bay copped 120mm of rain in one hour. (Twitter) "Our SES volunteers are currently dealing with about 170 calls for assistance," Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Assistant Commissioner John Bolger told Today. Emergency services hav...