Queensland dam breach prompts evacuation downstream

Efforts to repair damage so far unsuccessful, while thunderstorms set to break heatwave in state’s north and flash fooding possible in parts of NSW

People living on properties downstream from a failing Queensland dam have evacuated as engineers assess the situation.

A resident spotted a 3.5m hole in the dam on private property in the state’s south at Talgai on Friday afternoon, but efforts to repair the damage have so far failed.

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