Drone footage taken above flood-ravaged Townsville shows the extent of the destruction.
7 News Brisbane has posted footage online showing entire blocks under water, with vast areas of public land also submerged.
Water levels are finally subsiding in some hard-hit suburbs, including Idalia, where Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been meeting with flood victims.
The monsoon trough that's flooded large swathes of Townsville unleashed another deluge overnight, on communities in the city's north.
Residents of Bluewater, Bluewater Park, Toolakea Beach and Saunders Beach were warned about flash flooding and told to get to higher ground.
Residents have told how torrents of water swept through their homes after spill gates were fully opened when the dam hit its peak of almost 250 per cent of capacity.
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