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Several towns in southwest Queensland have been left isolated and thousands left homeless as river levels continue to rise.
Thousands of residents in St George have moved to higher ground ahead of a predicted record flood along the Balonne River late on Saturday night.
The gauges used to measure the river's height are under water and the Bureau of Meteorology says the river is expected to rise to 14 metres - the highest since recordings began in 1890.
A state of emergency has been declared and an army of 70 SES workers were being flown into the area, along with 4000 sandbags.
An emergency evacuation centre has been set up at the showgrounds and many people are staying at the evacuation centre already and many more are expected on Saturday.
Meanwhile, a small number of residents of Eulo township, west of St George, have left their homes ahead of an expected record 6.5-metre peak along the Paroo River.
The flood peak will extend downstream to the Caiwarro and Hungerford areas later in the weekend.
In Roma, north of St George, about 500 homes are flood-affected, 200 of them with flooding above the floorboards.
Flood waters are easing in the town and the clean-up will continue again on Saturday.
The clean-up is also under way in Charleville, where the water level of Bradleys Gully - which runs through the town - has fallen slightly.
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