00:01Growing mounds of rubbish line Bundaberg's streets
00:04as a volunteer mud army gets stuck into the clean-up.
00:09Ruined rugs and broken goods dumped, ready for tomorrow's council collection.
00:15The community banding together.
00:17We've come down with shovels, we've got brooms, we've got gurneys.
00:21I've just had a new gate delivered because for some reason mine floated away.
00:25As floodwaters continue to recede, a search is underway for a 51-year-old man
00:31who fell from a houseboat into the Burnett River.
00:34We have brave fears for this person's life. We are searching feverishly to try and locate him.
00:39There's a heightened risk in the river with debris and boats washing up.
00:43And dangers too in the cleaning up process with calls to wear appropriate footwear.
00:49Queensland Health have identified that there is sewage in that mud.
00:53So they need to wear the correct PPE.
00:56Damage assessments are ongoing with 14 homes so far deemed uninhabitable.
01:02Many of these flood affected residents don't have insurance.
01:06Either they can't get it or it's too expensive.
01:10Instead, they'll be paying out of their own pockets to repair and replace everything.
01:16It's just a bit of a gamble, but it is. It's like thousands and thousands of dollars.
01:20It's a similar situation in Chinchilla where a clean up is also underway.
01:26Flood insurance isn't really a possibility at the prices they want.
01:31Northwest, in Longreach, the community is preparing for flooding.
01:34With waters forecast to peak over six metres from Sunday.
01:39To be continued next tocall to peak over two hSoft俺s.
01:39Uncle's National сегодня.
01:40However, Ginny is low on October 28th.
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