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3rd February 2019
01:27pm GMT

“We are expecting that to rise to about 400 to 500 homes overnight out of a population of 80,000,” he said.
“If the rain continues overnight and into tomorrow, if we keep going the way we are today, we are talking about 10,000 to 20,000 homes.”
Over the past week, north Queensland has experience more than their annual expected rainfall. The area's River Ross Dam was at over 200 percent capacity by 5pm yesterday.
Townsville Mayor Jenny Hill called the floods a "one in 10-year event." The weather is what caused officials to have to release the water from the dam to avoid the nearby river from bursting its banks.
Locals are being advised to move to higher ground as the flood continues.