BOM weather radar update: ‘Life threatening’ rain hits Queensland

Torrential rain that could threaten lives is falling across southeast Queensland, with a swathe of the state’s west also braced for flash flooding.

On the Gold Coast, where rivers have become heaving expanses of white water, police are rushing to evacuate residents from two adjacent streets after major landslips there.

Some theme parks, including Dreamworld, have closed as the weather worsens, with the Gold Coast, Brisbane, and the Sunshine Coast on high alert, along with Channel Country…