North Queensland community on high alert as river breaks banks [Video]

Communities in northern Queensland are on alert for more flooding as one river broke its banks after a days-long deluge.

Triple-digit rainfall totals have battered the region for days, a month after it experienced a flood emergency that killed two people and left 30,000 without power.

On Thursday morning, the Lower Herbert River near Halifax rose past the major flood level of 5.5 metres.

Emergency services urged nearby residents to move their vehicles to higher ground as the river broke its banks.

For days, persistent showers and storms have been occurring across the Lower Herbert and Tropical Coast, with up to 200 millimetres of rain recorded between Townsville and Innisfail each day.

Ingham, Cardwell and Townsville saw more than 200mm in the past 24 hours while 450mm was recorded at Cardwell Gap, leading …