Gold Coast severe weather warnings cancelled after intense rains, flash flooding swamps streets

The Gold Coast is expected to be granted a reprieve from wild weather today with conditions set to ease across south-east Queensland after a torrid week of heavy rain and flash flooding.

It comes after a deluge swamped the region with intense falls leaving many streets in Currumbin and Burleigh under water.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has cancelled all of its severe weather warnings for the region and said Thursday’s downpours would be replaced by occasional showers.

“Generally, our…