Cyclone Debbie: Third person dies as flood crisis continues for NSW and Queensland

The deadly flood situation left by ex-Cyclone Debbie is not over in New South Wales and Queensland, as the clean-up continues.

Residents have been warned the deadly flood situation left by ex-Cyclone Debbie is not over in New South Wales and Queensland, as the clean-up continues.

• In NSW: Two people have died and more than 30,000 remain under evacuation orders with some rivers yet to peak and floodwaters moving south
• In Queensland: One person has died at Eagleby and the Logan River is still rising. Skip down the page for more details
• Rockhampton is preparing for its worst flood in 60 years and the clean-up from Cyclone Debbie continues in north Queensland

There have been three flood-related deaths across NSW and Queensland; one near Murwillumbah and another in the Hunter region of NSW, and another at Eagleby near Logan in south-east Queensland.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejikilian has urged residents bracing for further devastation in flood-affected areas to heed SES warnings.

“They’re there to protect life, and everybody: if you think something looks safe, you cannot underestimate what’s going on below the surface,” she said.

Source: Cyclone Debbie: Third person dies as flood crisis continues for NSW and Queensland – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)