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Mon, 03/28/2011 - 13:24
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More flooding to hit northern Qld
AAP-march,28-Northern Queensland communities are bracing for thunderstorms, torrential rain and flash flooding.
The Bureau of Meteorology has warned between 200 to 300mm of rain is expected over the next 24 hours along the coast between Bowen and Cairns.
The bureau says there will be fast river and creek rises particularly at the Don, Haughton and Ross and Bohle Rivers.
Emergency Management Queensland spokesman Bruce Grady warned people to stay out of floodwaters.
"Don't drive through them, don't walk through them, don't swim in them and most importantly keep your children away from them," he said.
"People underestimate the danger of waters, thinking they can make it through - this sort of attitude is foolish and people can and have, ended up paying with their lives."