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A total of 240mm of rain has been dumped on a north Queensland town as heavy showers, triggered by the remnants of ex-Tropical Cyclone Imogen, continue to fall.

Roads and train services across the region have been cut by floodwater, with hundreds of millimetres of rain — much falling in the space of hours — leading to major flooding south of Cairns.

After more than 200m of rain fell on Tuesday, there is no reprieve with more flood alerts activated.

North Queensland hit by flash flooding06/01/2021|2min Queensland’s major highway has been severed in both directions as flooding impacts communities north of Townsville. Communities remain on high alert as more rain is expected in the coming days. Ex-tropical cyclone Imogen delivered dangerous flooding which threatened properties along the banks of the Herbert River. Meteorologists have said rain will continue along north-east Queensland this week, with the flood threat shifting to the coastline of central Queensland and the Whitsundays. Favourite

More than 100mm in an hour: Flooding for north Qld as ex-cyclone lingers We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss More than 100mm in an hour: Flooding for north Qld as ex-cyclone lingers Normal text size Advertisement Parts of far north Queensland are bracing themselves for more heavy rain from ex-tropical cyclone Imogen, with major flooding in one river and more than 100 millimetres falling within an hour on Wednesday morning. One man was pulled from the roof of his car after becoming stranded in floodwater south of Ingham, with emergency services...