As waters slowly begin to recede in parts of north Queensland the extent of the flood damage is slowly being laid bare. The state's premier visited one of the hardest hit areas his hometown, Ingham. In Cardwell some have been able to begin the painstaking clean up. And with two lives already lost authorities are urging those in the north to stay vigilant.
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00:00Home after home, the devastation is unfolding.
00:06Ingham is in the midst of a flood disaster.
00:09Many remain stranded and in shock over how quickly conditions turned.
00:14It was very scary, the wind was ridiculous and the rain was torrential as well.
00:20Many woke without water, which came back, unlike power and reliable phone service.
00:26Volunteers are pitching in to help the elderly.
00:29There's a lot that we still can't get to, but the ones that we can, we're trying to give them a hot meal.
00:33The Premier made it in with a list of priorities.
00:36Power, water, phone, cleanliness, getting you back on your feet.
00:44The floodwaters here in Ingham have come down significantly, but people are just desperate for supplies.
00:51Some people have got generators to keep the fridge cool and the food fresh, but they're
00:56running out of fuel and petrol is being rationed.
01:00Authorities reassuring locals reinforcements are on the way.
01:04Repairs on a crucial Bruce Highway bridge have begun.
01:09Supplies are being chopped in and urgent works are underway to restore power.
01:14You are not forgotten, we're coming, we will fix it.
01:17Concern now turning to the threat of more monsoonal rain.
01:22The rainfall is not yet over and that area is still seeing a lot of activity.
01:27In Cardwell, the clean-up has begun.
01:29Diane Bark and her husband fled in waist-deep water on Saturday night.
01:34I'm trying to carry the dog and some other stuff and it was nearly impossible.
01:40She's returned home to heartbreak.
01:43You can actually see a line mark under there with that couch.
01:47We could have put more stuff up, we didn't dream that it would come up here.
01:52For Anthony Dingwall, the repair will take weeks.
01:55It's the mud, it gets everywhere.
01:57The mud's the worst thing.
01:58One teenager's popularity is on the rise, pitching in to help those who are hurting.
02:04I'm just cleaning rubbish around the neighbourhood, it's a bit messy, thought I'd just give a
02:09helping hand.