00:02In this sodden part of the Fraser Coast, a tragic discovery, as police find a 57-year-old man's body
00:10in floodwaters.
00:11At Leiburn on the Southern Downs, campers were cut off as a torrent threatened to engulf vans.
00:18Rescue crews were called to ferry six people to safety.
00:22They were stranded as the floodwater rose rapidly.
00:27Another overnight deluge turned creeks into rapids as water began encroaching on homes.
00:34We got about 112 mills overnight in about probably 90% of that in less than an hour.
00:41I've never heard rain like it.
00:43The accumulation of a mammoth week of rain led to dozens of road closures, isolating communities and changing travel plans.
00:52I was supposed to go to work tomorrow, but I'll be a bit late.
00:55This area on the Southern Downs has been drought declared since July.
00:59It's too soon to tell if the rain will be enough to break the drought, but farmers say it's better
01:04late than never.
01:05One guy I know has actually only planted half of what he normally plants, based on the drought conditions.
01:12So it's a good thing for the region just to have this amount of rain.
01:16In Maryborough, the forecast Mary River Peak didn't eventuate, but authorities are closely watching the sodden region.
01:24We are still vigilant in relation to this.
01:27Reason being is that there is also a suggestion of follow-up rain.
01:31Thunderstorms remain possible for central and southern Queensland tomorrow.
