South-East Queensland Lashed With One Month of Rain In One Day| 10 News

Good evening.It was forecast to be a day of showers and periods of possible rain, but it's ended with flooded roads and commuters facing long delays on crippled transport networks.A weather system has brought falls in excess of 200 millimetres, sparking flood warnings, halting trains and contributing to deadly conditions on major roads.Matt Johnston, there's been a terrible incident on the M1.

Sharon, there has just within the past hour or so in the northbound lanes just past Beanlea, we understand at least four cars have run up the back of a truck.At least five people have been hurt in this crash.We have grave fears tonight from police and paramedics that one of those people may have died.And this happened right as one of those heavy showers we've been seeing today moved across the region.Traffic is being diverted through Beanlea.The roads, just one part that's been impacted today.

rail services were taken offline this afternoon.In the afternoon, peak hour rush.Not going anywhere really.Train passengers huddled with nowhere to go.S*** happens, should only take me an hour and a bit to get home.A tradie trading a train for an Uber.

His among several services cancelled on the Beanley, Gold Coast and Cleveland lines in the past few hours.Liz Wolburn was trying to get from Boggo Road to Manly.

Been waiting on the platform for well over an hour and not one rail bus has come past.

They did turn up spurred into action after rain drowned a substation at South Brisbane and confused drivers at Main Beach.

Bro, I'm so sure you can not park there.

Clouds moved into the southeast overnight, showers at first.Since then it's barely stopped and in the suburbs flash flooding started at midday.This is Eaglebeast Friar Road at three o 'clock and the water kept rising.Creeks swelled in parks at Rocklea.Roads at Geebung, one giant puddle.On the basin,

carp replaced cars on the bitumen.Ipswich, mystical and moody, under a blanket of the wet stuff, which seemed to bring desperation.This was at Narang this afternoon.Though it'd be more dangerous driving here, this landslip happened late today in the Numbinbar Valley.While closer to the sea, this van fell victim to another motorist.At the Oxford Weir, it's clear there's been a lot of rain.

And it wasn't just water falling at Flagstone.Trees came down too.A wet and wild change felt beyond the southeast.Two days ago at Thargominda, they trucked water in to settle the dust for campers.Their campsites now appear to come with inbuilt ponds.What a difference a few days makes in Queensland.

Matt Johnston, 10 News.