Flash flooding blocks Sunshine Coast roads, rain to persist

Flash flooding has blocked roadways on the Sunshine Coast, after more than 150 millimetres of rain were dumped in Maleny overnight.

Police are warning of roads in areas including Beerwah, Peachester and Glass House Mountains being affected.

“If It’s Flooded, Forget It,” they wrote on Twitter.

Nindooinbah and Cedar Pocket dams were spilling excess water, while SEQ Water warns to avoid hazards downstream of dams including those at Enoggera, Hinze and Wyaralong.

Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Matt Marshall said south-east Queensland received persistent rainfall overnight and into Tuesday morning.

“About 60 to 80 millimetres have fallen around Brisbane with most of it falling in the early hours of this morning,” he said.

“Maleny and…