Hundreds of Homes Inundated as 7.6 Metre Floods Swamp Bundaberg

Premier David Crisafulli praised the community spirit in an interview with The Epoch Times.

Drone footage shows the extent of flooding in Bundaberg in Queensland, Australia. Courtesy of Brock Catasti at Ray White Bundaberg

BUNDABERG, Australia—As water levels in the Burnett River peaked at close to 7.6 metres in the central Queensland city of Bundaberg on March 11 morning, preparation swiftly switched to recovery.

Widespread flooding inundated parts of the region in the first major flood since the 9.53 metre floodwaters in 2013.