Slow-moving flood creates inland sea in the outback | ABC NEWS

Floodwaters have inched closer to the western Queensland town of Longreach after days of anticipation.
Waters have been slow-moving in their spread towards town, with the current height falling short of the major flood level of 6.95 metres seen in the all-time high of February 2000.
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