BoM says weather system weakening, but flood waters continue to rise and Ingham is cut off after bridge at Ollera Creek collapses
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Authorities say there is “more significant rain to come” in north Queensland, amid warnings to residents not to return to flooded homes.
Dams and river catchments from Mackay to Cairns remain swollen from a week of heavy rain, which has dumped more than 1.2 metres on some locations.
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