Local SES personnel sent to South East floods
Help on the way
While the Douglas Shire has been hit hard by the effects of Covid, spare a thought for the people of the South-East corner of our state.
They've been hit by an atomic bomb of rain with the City of Gympie hit hardest by the largest flood in more than 100 years, with more than 1000 properties submerged in floodwaters.
The QLD death toll so far is eight.
The Mary River peaked at 22.8 metres, the highest level since 1893.
Many have been forced to leave their homes and seek refuge in an evacuation centre after the region was declared a disaster area.
Hundreds of schools are closed today and people have been asked to work from home with floodwaters lingering for several days.
FNQ is sending help
The Far North is helping with 28 Queensland State Emergency Service personnel heading down to the South East to lend a hand.
Most on the rescue and support mission are from the Cairns region and the Douglas Shire.
It's made up of 22 SES personnel, four swift water rescue technicians, one emergency management co-ordinator and one admin officer.
It's thought more local personnel will be requested over the coming days.
The Far North is helping with 28 Queensland State Emergency Service personnel heading down to the South East to lend a hand.
Most on the rescue and support mission are from the Cairns region and the Douglas Shire.
It's made up of 22 SES personnel, four swift water rescue technicians, one emergency management co-ordinator and one admin officer.
It's thought more local personnel will be requested over the coming days.
Mayor sends our best to those suffering
Douglas Shire Mayor Michael Kerr has told Newsport "All our love and prayers go out to those people suffering through this terrible event, Covid was bad enough but now to cop this, well it's tragic"
Mayor Kerr, as Chairman of the Regional Organisation of Councils (ROC), went on to say "the Douglas Shire knows what it's like to be inundated with rain and tackling floods so like us they will come together as a community and overcome this and we wish them well, they will get through this"
Check out the images of The Dickabram Bridge at Miva which crosses over the Mary River is 191 metres (627 ft) long and stands 23 metres (75 ft) above the Mary River.
The name of the bridge comes from a local Aboriginal word Dickabram meaning sweet potato that grew along the river flats there. The bridge decking was submerged under water only once during the 1893 floods.