A person is preventing for his life after being struck by lightning on a golf course in Brisbane‘s north.
The person was on the course at Brendale on Sunday afternoon when the large series of stormss rolled by means of Queensland’s southeast.
He was handled by paramedics on the scene, earlier than being rushed to the Royal Brisbane and Ladies’s Hospital.
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Queensland Ambulance Service stated he was in a important situation.
“One affected person has been transported in a important situation to Royal Brisbane and Ladies’s Hospital after earlier lightning incident at Brendale,” QAS tweeted.
Storms have impacted a lot of southern Queensland all through Sunday afternoon, with about 4000 individuals with out energy in Brisbane and Logan.
In the meantime within the state’s north, historic flooding in Burketown has peaked however is more likely to proceed over coming days as emergency companies put together for restoration efforts after practically 100 residents had been evacuated.
Main flood alerts stay lively in Burketown, about 2000km northwest of Brisbane, after water ranges on the Albert River exceeded seven meters on Sunday, surpassing the 2011 document of 6.78 meters.
Heavy rain over the previous week triggered main flooding throughout numerous rivers, together with the Nicholson and Leichhardt river catchments which recorded as much as 35mm in 24 hours.
Main flooding is happening alongside the Albert River whereas water ranges alongside the Gregory River peaked at 12.three meters.
With extra showers and remoted thunderstorms forecast, emergency companies count on peak flooding to proceed by means of to Monday with water heights throughout Burketown topic to vary.
About 97 individuals had been airlifted over 48 hours.
– With AAP
