Residents capture footage of severe floods in north Queensland – video
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Authorities say there is 'more significant rain to come' in north Queensland, amid warnings to residents not to return to flooded homes. Dams and river catchments from Mackay to Cairns remain swollen from a week of heavy rain, which has dumped more than 1.2 metres at some locations. More than 400 people - mostly in Townsville, Ingham and Cardwell - are in evacuation shelters after being advised on Sunday to flee
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