The flooding initially forced the evacuation of 1,000 people from Theodore and other towns, described as unprecedented by the acting chief officer of the Emergency Management Queensland.[9] The military transported residents by helicopter to an evacuation centre at Moura.
Emerald was cut-off by road on 29 December as the Nogoa River rose.[10] By the next day, the river surpassed the 2008 flood peak level of 15.36 m (50.4 ft).[11] At the peak of the flooding, 80% of the town was flooded, the worst the town ever experienced.[12] 1,200 Emerald residents registered as evacuees.[13]
Rockhampton had nearly a week to prepare for an expected flood peak from the Fitzroy River, which courses through the centre of the city.[14] The airport was closed on 1 January.[15] A metal flood barrier was erected around the terminal to prevent flood-borne debris from causing damage to the structure. An evacuation centre was set up at the Central Queensland University.[13] The Bruce Highway leading north out of Rockhampton was never closed to traffic. The river peaked at 9.2 m just short the of the predicted 9.4 m maximum.[4]
The Port of Gladstone reduced its export capacity because the coal stockpiles at the port were saturated and further coal deliveries could not be made by rail.[16] The Goonyella railway line which services a number of coal mines in the Bowen Basin was closed for one week and shipments of grain were also
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