Rain expected to batter parts of Qld and northern NSW, with major flood warnings for Bremer River and Warrill Creek, and Logan River south of Brisbane
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Authorities are warning more rain is expected to hit battered parts of Queensland and northern New South Wales on Tuesday, as ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred causes flooding in inland communities west of Brisbane.
The city of Ipswich narrowly avoided severe flooding overnight, after the Bremer River peaked mere centimetres below the “major” flood level.
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