According to reports, heavy rainfall in the past few days resulted in heavy flooding in parts of Queensland and New South Wales. Following are the latest updates as of Saturday (29 March):

• Flood warnings remain in place across several parts of Queensland, with heavy rainfall to continue on Saturday (29 March) after significant overnight rainfall. Inland parts of the state affected by severe floods in recent days are subject to major flood warnings, including areas along the Thomson, Barcoo, Bullo, Paroo and Warrego rivers. Flood waters have cut off roads and isolated Central and Southwest communities after days of rainfall.
• The entire population of Adavale – a Southwestern town of about 30 people – was evacuated by helicopter to nearby Quilpie after being inundated. Central Queensland’s Stonehenge, Jundah and Windorah have been hit hard also after some areas recorded up to 600mm, nearly double the yearly average annual rainfall.
• The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has also issued flood warnings for other rivers such as the Flinders and Cloncurry and for large parts of the state’s Southeast region, including Brisbane and the Gold and Sunshine coasts.
• The Wide Bay area, which includes major population centers such as Bundaberg and Hervey Bay, received the highest overnight rainfall of 100mm-200 mm, while 100-150 mm rainfall was recorded over the northern suburbs of Brisbane as of Saturday (29 March) morning.
• Increased rainfall is also being witnessed in New South Wales (NSW), with severe weather warnings active at Lightning Ridge and Walgett in the Northwest part of the state, as well as in the Northern Rivers region and in the Sydney, Central Coast and Illawarra regions.