Wildfires

Floods, Fires hit Queensland, Australia On Same Day

In a summer of extremes, residents in Queensland's Darling Downs are bracing for floods, as emergency crews battle to contain wildfires across the State.

Heavy rainfall over the township of Chinchilla caused fast stream rises and minor flooding at nearby Charleys Creek early on Sunday morning. But by the afternoon another Darling Downs settlement 100km to the south, Moonie, was preparing for floods.

Meanwhile, about 120km to the northeast, a large, low intensity grass fire was burning near the town of Nanango on Sunday.