All residents in the Townsville LGA should remain prepared to leave if conditions worsen.”Major flood warnings were issued for the Haughton River Catchment, Herbert River and Upper Burdekin River while moderate warnings were put in place for the Lower Burdekin River,

Queensland's Premier David Crisafulli offered his condolences to the "tight-knit" town of Ingham, after a 63-year-old woman died when a State Emergency Service (SES) dinghy capsized during a rescue attempt on Sunday.

Flood waters are rising in the Australian state of Queensland after heavy rainfall. The area between Townsville and Cairns in the north-east is particularly badly affected - a region that is also very popular with tourists.

Authorities are warning deadly flooding in northern Queensland is expected to worsen. More than a metre of rain has fallen between Townsville and Innisfail in the past five days due to a slow-moving monsoon trough.

The deadly floods could be the worst to hit northern Queensland in 60 years, scientists say.