Queensland floods: state faces further weather emergency with flooding alerts issued for Lockyer Valley

Residents in low-lying areas were told to leave early on Friday morning and almost 70 schools have been closed, with flash flooding and more heavy rain forecast across large parts of the state

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Emergency flood alerts were issued for residents in south-east Queensland on Friday morning, as the state endures its sixth flooding event since December.

The flood warning siren sounded in Grantham on Friday morning, with residents in low-lying areas urged to move to higher ground.