BBC News:-
Hundreds of Australians have been told to evacuate their homes as Queensland faces another flooding emergency.
More than a dozen warnings were issued on Friday, telling residents in several regions to prepare their homes and evacuate if needed.
One person died in flooding in the state’s north earlier this week.
The storm system has now moved south towards Queensland’s heavily populated southeast, which includes Brisbane.
In February, Queensland was devastated by floods that killed 13 people and inundated more than 20,000 homes. Another nine people were killed in floods in neighbouring New South Wales.
Major flooding is forecast for several rivers. Some towns in the Lockyer Valley west of Brisbane are already underwater and a major highway has been cut off.
Lockyer Valley Mayor Tanya Milligan said 260 homes in the region were expected to be affected, after 68 were inundated in February.
