Flood warnings remain in place across parts of North Queensland, with more rain expected after nearly two weeks of severe weather.
Flooding and landslides have forced major highway closures, delaying authorities from delivering essential supplies.
Around 250 homes in northern Queensland remain without power following severe rainfall and flooding.
Outages
Qld’s state-owned power company said that by Monday night, power had been restored to 99% of homes “impacted by severe weather”.
Ergon Energy said road closures and floodwaters had impacted plans to restore power in the remaining 1%.
“There’s no restoration option that hasn’t been considered… we are exploring every possible way to safely restore power,” the company said.
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Army personnel have been assisting local authorities to deliver “essential stores”.
The State Government said the safety of residents remains a “shared focus right now” across “all levels of government”.
Both the federal and state governments are providing funding to those affected by the North Queensland floods.
East Coast
Meanwhile, the Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe thunderstorm warning for “much of NSW” on Tuesday.
The BOM suggested the heavy rains could also affect South East Qld and eastern Victoria.
Following flash flooding in NSW, emergency services responded to 559 incidents and carried out 22 flood rescues.
Storms across Victoria led to 680 requests for assistance from the state’s emergency service over the weekend.
