General
Western Queensland rivers flood but the region remains in drought
When the heavens opened on Christmas Day, western Queenslanders dared to hope that the drought just might break.
Key points:
- Several western Queensland rivers have reached moderate flood level
- Forty one local government areas in the state have been fully drought declared, including all in western Queensland
- Good rainfall totals across the region has left the community feeling hopeful for the rest of the wet season
With the region being drought-stricken for almost a decade, some properties received their best rainfall totals in years.
The dry riverbeds and dusty floodplains that characterise the outback terrain have been transformed, as if by magic, into surging creeks, swollen rivers and lush green landscapes.
But the drought is not over.
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