Ex-Cyclone Debbie is causing monsoonal rain and major floods across central Queensland, with Brisbane to get more than a month’s worth of rain on Thursday.
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See how much rain Debbie dumped on south-east Queensland
Our tracker shows how much rain is fell across southern parts of the Queensland coast during the day on Thursday, as ex-Cyclone Debbie continues to cause havoc in the state.