Multiple rescues as police advise residents in Queensland’s west to enact emergency plans, while firefighters battle blazes in Victoria
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A teenager swept into a drain is among those rescued from flooding overnight, while residents in two regions of Queensland’s west have been put on alert to evacuate as more rain is expected across the state
Police have told people living in the Western Downs and South Burnett regions to be prepared to evacuate homes ahead of possible inundation.
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