Weather Warning as Record-Breaking Floods Continue in Australia

In this photo provided by the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, water floods land and buildings near Gympie, north of Brisbane, Australia Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. Heavy rain is bringing record flooding to some east coast areas and claimed seven lives while the flooding in Brisbane, a population of 2.6 million, and its surrounds is the worst since 2011 when the city was inundated by what was described as a once-in-a-century event. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services via AP

More rain forecast for northwest Queensland could elevate already record water levels as residents in the southeast clean up after a wave of thunderstorms.

A man was hospitalised in a critical condition after he was struck by lightning at Brendale, north of Brisbane, on Sunday afternoon as thunderstorms rolled across the southeast.