Here is the latest information regarding the massive Flooding in Queensland, Australia.
Flood preparations in the inundated Australian city of Rockhampton are being put to the test as river levels hit their peak.
The River Fitzroy which flows through the Queensland city is at 9.2m (30ft) and expected to hit 9.4m, having already swamped hundreds of acres.
Officials say more than 400 homes will be flooded and another 4,000 will have water pouring through their gardens.
Many residents have already evacuated, some forced to do so by police.
Further south, floodwaters are now racing towards St George and rain is forecast for regions including the southern inland and Darling Downs.
More than 3,000 people live in St George and authorities are predicting 80 per cent of the town could be inundated next week.
Locals know what to expect from the floods - St George was hit by a huge flood in March last year.
The Balonne River is expected to reach higher than 14 metres on Monday or Tuesday next week.
People in affected areas are being warned to look out for snakes and even crocodiles as even the animals and reptiles search for higher ground to escape the waters.
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Queensland Emergency Services Minister Neil Roberts says the flood damage bill across the state is immense.
"The cost is already in the billions and billions of dollars," he said.
"And that's in public infrastructure, private dwellings and possessions, crop losses, stock losses, business impacted etc etc.
"It's just going to be an enormous bill, and it's going to take a long, long time to recover."
The death toll has now hit ten, with the drowning of a man in Central Queensland. The death toll is likely to rise with at least one man missing, feared drowned after his car was swept away.
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And humans are not the only ones suffering. There are massive rescue operations underway to rescue the numerous animals that are trapped in many areas.
With more bad weather forecast for many parts of Queensland, people are bracing themselves for more flooding. Even when the rains stop, it will take days for all the water to recede and then the clean up of all the mud and damage will begin. The clean up is expected to cost billions of dollars and take months and even years to put right.
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