PERILOUS WEATHER
In a separate incident Saturday, police said 13 troops were injured and taken to hospital when two army trucks rolled over during a deployment to clear roads near the flood-prone New South Wales city of Lismore.
Twelve soldiers were still in hospital Sunday, two of them in a serious condition, New South Wales Premier Chris Minns told a news conference.
“We wish a speedy recovery for all of those young soldiers,” he said.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese warned that the weather was still perilous.
“The situation in Queensland and northern New South Wales remains very serious due to flash flooding and heavy winds,” Albanese said.
“Heavy rainfall, damaging wind gusts and coastal surf impacts are expected to continue over coming days.”
Warnings for floods, severe weather and hazardous surf have been issued for parts of Queensland and New South Wales, the government’s bureau of meteorology said.
“The heavy rain, and the risk of flash flooding and major riverine flooding, will continue into next week,” it warned Queensland residents, though the system was expected to weaken as it moved inland.
