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North Queensland floods: hundreds evacuated, dozens rescued as 1.2m of rain dumped in some areas

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80% Informative

Dams and river catchments from Mackay to Cairns remain swollen from a week of heavy rain.

More than 400 people mostly in Townsville , Ingham and Cardwell are in evacuation shelters after being advised to flee on Sunday .

Emergency services performed 11 water rescues on Sunday night .

A woman in her 60s died during an attempted rescue early on Sunday morning .

The Bruce Highway could be unpassable for a significant period after a bridge was washed away.

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82

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79

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85

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formal

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English

Language complexity

48

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short-lived

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