Police have made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) for Hervey Bay this morning, March 9, in relation to flash flooding.
Emergency services have been called to multiple reports of motorists stuck in floodwater and floodwater impacting homes.
An emergency declaration was made at approximately 9.35am, with an exclusion zone in place including the Hervey Bay police division (map below).
Police are urging members of the public and motorists within the emergency declaration area to shelter indoors now and do not drive unless necessary. If it's flooded, forget it.
If you are in a life-threatening situation, please call Triple Zero (000) immediately.
For more information, go to the local Council Disaster Dashboard.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.
Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au.
