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Rocky floodwaters on rise

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27th Dec 2010 8:33 AM

The Fitzroy River is on the rise and residents are preparing for flooding as water spills over. Our photographers have been capturing the action.

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Jane Street, Depot Hill is completely flooded as the Fitzroy River continues to rise over the 7.75m mark.

500 Rocky homes could flood

BREAKING: UP to 500 houses are at risk of flooding in Rockhampton, with residents urged to prepare for a Fitzroy River flood of 8.5 metres.

BRIDGE UNDER WATER: The view of the flood waters over the MB Hewitt Bridge at Theodore.

Choppers used in Theodore rescues

UPDATE 9.30amTHE last 90 residents of Theodore are currently being evacuated, with the help of nine civilian helicopters.

Fitzroy River flood waters surround the Fitzroy River Motor Boat Club as members prepare for severe flooding.

Flood could be as bad as 1991

EXPERTS admit they are unsure how bad the flooding is going to get in Rockhampton over the course of the next week.

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Theodore Hospital patients evacuated

9.50am: FOUR people were evacuated by helicopter from the Theodore Hospital in Central Queensland at 5am today.

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Alexandra Street residents get a drenching as a four-wheel drive ploughs through the rain water which fell during a heavy fall about 11.30am.

Mayor warns: Rocky may be cut off

THERE'S a “betting chance” all roads to Rockhampton will be cut over the course of the next week, Mayor Brad Carter warned yesterday.

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