The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) is warning up to 200 millimetres could still fall on Townsville, Ingham and surrounds.

Storms have already dumped more than a metre of rain in two days in parts of Queensland, engulfing homes, businesses and roads in muddy waters, authorities said. Aerial footage showed rural communities surrounded by the floodwaters,

By 8:00 pm, emergency protocols were activated, and the US Coast Guard was alerted that Flight 7 had vanished. The search operation began with four surface vessels, two submarines, and several aircraft deployed from Honolulu.