Northern Queensland Braces for Flood as Rain Sets In

Northern Queensland Braces for Flood as Rain Sets In
North Queensland experienced extreme rainfall and floods earlier this year. Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images
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Northern Queensland residents are on alert for flash flooding as monsoonal rain sets in over a vast region.

The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning with flash flooding possible for the state’s coast between Cooktown to Mackay and the northern and central interior.