Queensland Police issued a fresh emergency warning on Saturday morning for a major flood at the Haughton River at Giru, located near Townsville.The Bureau of Meteorology has advised the current level is 2.

Thousands of people have been affected by the extreme floods, as the Labor Government continues to fund and approve fossil fuel projects that will exacerbate climate change disasters.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Monsoon rains unleashed flooding in Australia’s Queensland that have claimed the lives of two people as the week-long deluge dropped months of rainfall in a few days, devastating small rural towns on the state’s north coast.

Record-breaking rainfall causes chaos in eastern Australia - with more bad weather on the way.

Check out this incredible footage of the current storm in Australia. Tenille Abbott from Queensland, Australia captured the video in her hometown of the thunder and lightning beginning to start. The storm has now progressed into something much worse with many households without power and several people injured.