4 Dead as Storms Ravage Queensland, 2 Missing

Published on December 26, 2023

The number of people killed by storms in southeast Queensland has risen to four with another two people still missing in floodwaters and at sea. Queensland Ambulance Service on Wednesday said two people had been found dead after a boat capsized at Moreton Bay on Tuesday afternoon with 11 people on board. Paramedics transported eight people to hospital in a stable condition and one person remains unaccounted for after the incident near Green Island. A search and rescue operation launched involving water police vessels, police divers, volunteer marine rescue and coastguard had resumed at first light on Wednesday. The body of a nine-year-old girl was found on Tuesday evening after she was lost in stormwater drains in Brisbane....

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