SYDNEY – A record-breaking flood in Australia’s Queensland state was forecast ... is worst in the remote Gulf Country town of Burketown, about 2,100km north-west of state capital Brisbane.

Major floods have inundated parts of northern Queensland - with the heavy rain thwarting attempts to evacuate a settlement hit by rising water. Extreme weather driven by tropical cyclone Jasper ...

"More severe storms for today, tomorrow until Thursday over Queensland." One woman in Kingaroy said the floods weren't like this since the damaging Qld floods in 2011. Picture: Facebook.

FREE READ The Bureau of Meteorology has warned for parts of Queensland to brace for isolated totals of up to 200mm possible. The significant downpour resulted in flooding with a flood warning ...