Deluge swamps Gold Coast as emergency authorities warn of flooding risk for properties

Intense rain is causing flash flooding on Queensland’s Gold Coast, as the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) warns a severe thunderstorm is slowly moving south over the region.

Roads have already been flooded around Currumbin, Currumbin Waters and Burleigh.

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An emergency alert has also been issued for possible flooding of properties at Tallebudgera and Currumbin, with residents asked to monitor the situation and move to higher ground if necessary.

The rain is falling over already-saturated ground.

At Oyster Creek, 122 millimetres fell in two hours and the BOM warned falls in excess of 150mm had been observed on the border ranges west of Coolangatta.

Between 9:00am and midday, Coolangatta and Burleigh recorded 86 millimetres and Tallebudgera…