The Latest Breaking News from Gympie

The severe floods in southeast Queensland this week have forced hundreds of residents to flee the town of Gympie and have cut off major roads, after intense rain battered the state for several days. The rain is expected to continue today, and travel south into New South Wales.

Eight people have now died, with at least two more missing as major flooding hits Brisbane, Lismore, Murwillumbah and Gympie

Hundreds of schools will be closed across south-east Queensland on Monday and people have been encouraged to work from home as a deadly weather system continues to lash the state.

People urged to stay home and not to drive on flooded roads as parts of state hit by worse flooding than in 2011

The Queensland government is evacuating hundreds of people from unpredictable floods which have already killed at least four people in the state's southeast.

Hundreds of Gympie residents have been told to leave their homes as the south-east Queensland city is inundated, and police have found the body of a man missing in the floods.

Flooding and severe storm warnings are issued for large parts of south-east Queensland after a build-up of conditions over several days. See how the day unfolded in our live blog.

Two people, including an SES volunteer, have died after being swept away in Queensland flood waters, bringing the toll to four. This blog is now closed

Flooding claims the lives of two people in south-east Queensland as authorities urge people to prepare for dangerous weather conditions to continue well into Sunday.

Flooding and severe weather warnings are issued after torrential rain falls over large parts of south-east Queensland. See how the day unfolded.

Some areas of northern NSW and south-east Queensland could receive 300mm amid more wild weather in coming days