Rockhampton in Flood 30/12 update

Local BREAKING: 10.30am Travellers are being warned to stay out of Rockhampton from today as rising flood levels inundate the airport and highways.

Local FLOOD UPDATE, 6pm: Floodwater is expected to close the Bruce Highway south of Rockhampton and the Capricorn Highway as early as Saturday.

Local THE first evacuees from Rockhampton's devastating flood will arrive at an emergency shelter this morning.

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Local BARALABA farmer John Lawson has $500,000 of his machinery, and nearly 700 hectares of his land underwater.

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Local WITH desperation etched on her face, Sarah Barnham did her best to get her elderly Nan’s precious possessions to safety yesterday afternoon.

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