Queensland weather: state braces for heavy rain and floods after ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji batters far north

<p>Flood warnings in place as BoM forecasts more rain while thousands remain without power </p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jan/12/victoria-bushfires-adelaide-festival-writers-week-board-chair-resigns-anthony-albanese-labor-sussan-ley-coalition-ntwnfb"><strong>Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</strong></a></p></li><li><p><strong>Get our </strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl"><strong>breaking news email</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3"><strong>free app</strong></a><strong> or </strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl"><strong>daily news podcast</strong></a></p></li></ul><p>Queenslanders are bracing for floods as repairs are under way after a tropical cyclone battered the far north coast.</p><p>After days of intense buildup, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/11/queensland-braces-for-more-flooding-as-tropical-cyclone-koji-makes-landfall">ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji</a> ran out of power as it crossed the Queensland coast and was downgraded to a tropical low on Sunday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/12/queensland-weather-heavy-rain-floods-ex-tropical-cyclone-koji">Continue reading...</a>

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