00:02The heart of outback Queensland.
00:05I haven't actually ever seen it like this before.
00:08Water that's travelled more than 100 kilometres
00:10down the Thompson River after significant rainfall a week ago.
00:15The last big flood here was in the year 2000.
00:19It kind of went under our house but not in it.
00:21But we've raised the house since then.
00:24And I think the river come up a lot quicker then.
00:26The Bureau says this one is expected to fall just short of that record
00:30at possibly 6.7 metres.
00:33There's some modelling that indicates certainly yards
00:36and also into floorboards of low-lying residences.
00:40The evacuation centre has been opened earlier.
00:43A rare stream of traffic today
00:45as locals checked out the vast amount of water.
00:49It'll be wonderful for everything in the long run
00:51but in the short term of course lots of damage
00:53and some worry for people especially in town as well.
00:55So a lot of town is fine
00:57but some parts of town are a bit low-lying and starting to get concerned.
01:00The Landsborough Highway behind me
01:02was still being built during the 2000 flood
01:05and has remained dry since.
01:07Authorities are closing the road tonight
01:09as it will likely be underwater by tomorrow.
01:11So we have to be able to check the people's home
01:11on Friday as well.
01:11And we're going to work on the shore.
01:13We'll be able to find our community
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