Watch: BBC reports from site of Queensland flooding

BBC Australia reporter Simon Atkinson visits Townsville, which was hit by severe rainfall over the weekend.

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In Townsville, one of the hardest-hit cities in the region, people are bracing themselves for further flooding.

As the rain eased up on Monday evening, BBC reporter Simon Atkinson joined locals surveying the damage so far.

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