Police will continue to urge motorists to be careful on our roads as we face flooding today.
Emergency services responded to multiple calls for help across the Wide Bay-Burnett Region yesterday.
Two people were rescued from floodwaters at The Causeway, Bagara, they were luckily uninjured.
The driver a 54 year old Bundaberg man was fined $667 for not driving with due care.
Police will continue to remind locals if it’s flooded forget it.
The Burnett River is still rising, which could leave low-lying roads and bridges cut off and under water.
It could reach the highest flood level of 7m this afternoon.
Crews were called to Booubyjan after reports a man had become trapped in floodwaters on the Burnett Highway around 6.50am yesterday morning too.
Upon arrival, crews located a man on the roof of a vehicle near Murgon Gayndah Road.
The Bundaberg SES is expecting flood levels in the Burnett River to reach seven metres….that’s equivalent to the 2010 flood.
The local deputy controller says people who were flooded in 2010 should move things up high, including medication and cars and if you’re evacuating let people know where you’re going.
The SES received 150 emergency calls yesterday, mainly for flash flooding, sandbag requests and leaking roofs.
