Townsville residents return home to mud and mess in wake of flood disaster
ABCHundreds of Townsville residents are starting to return to their flood-ravaged homes to find a big clean-up ahead as muddy tiles, soggy skirting boards and damp furniture bathe in the humid stale air in the north Queensland city. Key points: Wet conditions to ease in Townsville but the risk of flash flooding for a large part of the region remains People in Hughenden were urged to move to higher ground overnight Several weather warnings remain in place for the Herbert, Lower Burdekin and central coast A year's worth of rain saturated Townsville in a week, causing the spillway gates of the Ross River Dam to be fully opened. "We do ask people again for patience because there is still low-lying water and it's difficult for our crews to get about to some areas," he said. "Just coming up the driveway, looking at all the mud, that's when it hit home," Mr Linning said. "It's an unfortunate way to have to build community but it does — it does connect people together, a situation like this," Ms Linning said.
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