Townsville flooding: two men found dead – as it happened

Bodies are believed to be the men, aged 21 and 23, reported missing yesterday. Follow all the developments

6.54am GMT

Thanks for following along with us again today. We'll be closing the blog shortly, but, before that, let's just recap the day's events in Townsville.

The main story from today is the sad news that two men aged in their 20s have died in the floods. Earlier, police said they held grave fears for two men who were last seen on Monday morning. We will learn more about the circumstances in the hours and days to come.

6.07am GMT

The Insurance Council of Australia has revised its current estimate of insurance losses up - it now sits at $45m from 3,500 claims.

The council expects that figure to rise as people return to their homes. This has been occurring gradually throughout the day, although authorities say many homes are still unsafe.