Article 5WJ6Y Major flood warning issued for Brisbane after ‘rain bomb’ unleashes havoc on south-east Queensland and northern NSW

Major flood warning issued for Brisbane after ‘rain bomb’ unleashes havoc on south-east Queensland and northern NSW

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Ben Smee and Tory Shepherd
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Seventh person dies, with two more missing, and major flood warnings issued for Brisbane, Ipswich, Lismore and Grafton

Brisbane residents face an anxious morning, with the Bureau of Meteorology issuing a major flood warning overnight, after a rain bomb" dumped more than 400mm of rain on parts of the already-sodden city on Sunday.

The discovery of a man's body in Brisbane's north took the death toll from these floods to seven, while two more people remain missing.

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