Queensland flooding: highway shut and residents cut off as flood waters rise

Homes 500km west of Brisbane at risk of flooding with water levels expected to rise in coming days

Flood waters in a rural Queensland town have shut a main highway and are expected to continue rising throughout the week.

The town of St George – about 500km west of Brisbane – was expecting the Balonne River to peak at about 12.5m late on Wednesday or early Thursday.

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