00:02Streets submerged. Chinchilla's swollen Charlie's Creek spilling into the town.
00:08Overnight it peaked below the feared flood level of 6.8 metres.
00:13Some residents were spared.
00:15You can see the water's probably about 30 centimetres below coming in here, maybe 40.
00:23Yesterday it got within 10 centimetres.
00:25Others weren't so lucky.
00:27We've had one home that we're aware of at this point that has had water over the floorboards.
00:33We've had 36 or 37 that have been impacted.
00:37Roads are still closed.
00:38Frustrated police fined a New South Wales man for driving through floodwaters.
00:43It was just a case of ignorance and he was issued with an infringement notice.
00:47The full scale of the damage is still unclear here in Chinchilla.
00:50Assessment will begin when floodwaters recede.
00:53Then a big clean up begins too.
00:55We're all going to struggle for a couple of weeks until we can get back on our feet.
00:59Locals are banding together.
01:01Christy Howarth is supplying food to those in need.
01:04The community has rallied and we know that everybody's looking after each other.
01:09Concerns are growing for Longreach.
01:11The Thompson River is rising rapidly.
01:13We're already at moderate flood level here in Longreach.
01:17So we're expecting it to go to a major flood probably late tonight, early hours of tomorrow morning.
01:23For more information, our families are so large that the foundation of the company has switched back on to the
01:24ground.
01:24Thank you, sir.
01:24We'll see you later.
01:24I think it will take a full time as possible.
01:24We'll get back to our country for the templates.
01:24The whole family has been on the platform.
01:24We'll catch you later.
01:25We'll be doing right now.
01:25We'll get back to our calendar.
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